All these troubles have been declared by the Kasyapa. A monk should not be vanquished by them, when attacked by any anywhere.

Thus I say.

Footnotes

^8:3 Parisaha, that which may cause trouble to an ascetic, and which must be cheerfully borne.

^8:4 The commentator (Devendra) says that when Mahavira spoke, he was understood by all creatures, whatever was their language. He quotes the following verse: deva devim nara narim sabaras kapi sabarim | tiryanko pi ka tairaskim menire bhagavadgiram || The gods, men, Sabaras, and animals took the language of the Lord for their own. Cf. Acts ii. 11.

^8:5 I.e. in our creed or religion. This is generally the meaning of the word iha, here, opening a sentence.

^9:1 This is to include all biting or stinging insects, as lice, &c.

^9:2 This is binding on the Ginakalpikas only, not on common monks.

^10:1 The preceding part of this lecture is in prose, the rest is in sloka. The numbers placed before the verses refer to the above enumeration of the troubles. It will be seen that two stanzas are allotted to each of them.

^10:2 I.e. Mahavira, who belonged to the Gotra of Kasyapa.

^10:3 Vigada = vikrita. It means water which by boiling or some other process has become so changed that it may be regarded as lifeless.

^12:1 Ladha; see also note on XVII, 2.

^12:2 I.e. in which there are no women.

^12:3 Or like an ignorant man, bala.

^13:1 Viz. if he falls sick.

^13:2 Tantuga, what is manufactured from threads.

^14:1 Nirgara.

^14:2 The commentators refer the word 'anywhere' to the place or object of the former actions.