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Then that Friar Dhanna studied Eleven Scriptures, the Laws of Peace etc. in the presence of the Ascetic Lord Mahāvīra and the Elders of such sort, abode exercising himself with restraint and mortification. Then th it Friar Dhanna by that noble... (mortification) like Khanda-a stood resplen dent... (etc.)
Now the beauty, due to mortification, of the feet of Dhanna was of such a sort...to wit, like a dry bark, like a wooden sandal, like a worn-out shoe... Thus were the feet of Dhanna, dry and fleshless and can be only known by bones, skin and veins and not by flesh and blood.
Now the beauty [etc.] of the toes of the feet of Dhanna was of such a sort, to wit, like the pod of horse-gram, of Mugga, of Māsa which when ripe are cut, put in the sun and are slowly withering when put to dry... Thus were the toes of Dhanna dry (until] (not) by (flesh and) blood.
The beauty [etc.] of the legs of Dhanna ...to wit...like the legs of a heron, like the legs of a crow, like the legs of a peahen [until] by blood.
