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## Third Class
They had become like the pods of the Udda plant, which have been plucked while tender and laid out in the sun to wither. They too had no flesh and blood left. The thighs, knees and upper thighs of the Blessed Ascetic
11- The thighs of the Blessed Ascetic had become of a colour like that of wood, like the thigh of a crow, or the thigh of a Kank bird, or the thigh of a Dhenik bird, and so on [until they were dry, withered, fleshless, and only bones, skin and veins remained, and there was no flesh and blood left].
The knees of the Blessed Ascetic had become of a colour like that of wood, like the joint of a Kali plant, or the joint of a peacock, or the joint of a Dhenik bird, and so on [until the knees of the Blessed Ascetic were dry, fleshless, and only bones, skin and veins remained, and there was no flesh and blood left].
The upper thighs of the Blessed Ascetic had become of a colour like that of wood, like the tender shoots of a Vadari, a Salyaki, or a Samali tree, which have been plucked and laid out in the sun to wither. In the same way, the upper thighs of the Blessed Ascetic [had become dry, withered, and there was no flesh and blood left].
**Explanation:**
This Sutra describes the thighs, knees and upper thighs of the Blessed Ascetic. Due to the intense heat of his austerities, the Blessed Ascetic's thighs had become so devoid of flesh and blood that they appeared like the stems of the Kakajanga plant, which is naturally dry. Or, you could say that they had become as thin and fleshless as the thighs of a crow. They are also compared to the thighs of the Kank and Dhenik birds. Similarly, his knees had become as dry as the joints of the Kakajanga plant, or the joints of the peacock and Dhenik birds. Both his upper thighs had become dry and withered due to the lack of flesh and blood, like the tender shoots of the Priyangu, Vadari, Karkandhu, Salyaki or Samali plants, which wither when they are plucked and laid out in the sun to dry.