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The Eleventh Anga
[ I. Lect. 8.
and pathetic words on account of a fish-bone stuck into his throat and who was vomitting everỳ now and then morsels of pus, blood and worms. Then this thought occured to reverend Goyama (here, the rest to be supplied $4, down to) of acts done previously. He thought so and having done so he went to where the blessed Samana Mahāvira was (here the rest to be supplied § 4, down to) asking of his previous birth (here the rest to be supplied $$ 3-6, down to) the reverend Samana Mahāvīra spoke : "Truly, oh, Goyama ! at that time and at that period there was a city named Nandipura in the country of Bhāraha in this very continent of Jambuddiva. There ruled king Mitta. That king Mitta had a cook named Siria who was irreligious (here the rest to be supplied SS 5-6, down to) difficult to be pleased. Many fishermen, hunters and bird-catchers of that cook Siria, who were paid wages either in cash or in food, used to kill every morning many
sanhamachhā' fish--small fine fish (here the rest to be supplied, down to) “padāgas'-a kind of fish and aipadāgas’-also a kind of fish as well as goats (here the rest to be supplied $$ 21-22, down to) buffaloes as well as many tittira' birds (here the rest to be supplied $17, down to) peacocks, and used to bring them before the cook Siria. And many other 'tittira' birds ( here the rest to be supplied as bove, down to ) peacocks of his were kept shut up in a cage; and many other men of that cook Siria, who were paid wages either in cash or in food, used to kill, by cutting
