Dear John,

> eva.m bho ti kho Vaase.t.thaa so satto tesa.m
> sattaana.m paccassosi.
> yes / sir / (end-quote) / indeed / Vasettha (and
> Bharadvaja) / this / being / to these / beings /
> replied
> Yes, sir, this being being replied to the others.

Perhaps, more fully, this could read:

"'Yes, sir,' Vaase.t.tha and Bhaaradvaaja, the/this (so) being replied to the other
beings in assent."

We have a nested quote here. There are cases where this can be three (or maybe four)
deep.

Sukhi

Piya