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CHAPTER XXXIX, 16–23.
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road, and the ground is hard, how it is when it is one finger-breadth below, and how it is when it is two finger-breadths; as well as (ham-gûn) when the ground is soft, how it is when it is two fingerbreadths below, and how it is when it is three fingerbreadths. 19. When it is found within the road, and the ground is hard, how it is when it is two fingerbreadths below, and how it is when it is three fingerbreadths; and when the ground is soft, how it is when it is three finger-breadths below, and how it is when it is four finger-breadths. 20. When it is in an ascent or descent, there where one turns out from the road, and the ground is hard, how it is when it is below up to the instep', and how it is when it is up to the middle of the leg (patistân)?; and if soft, how it is when it is below up to the middle of the leg, and how it is when it is up to the knee. 21. When it is in a stream of water, and the ground is hard, how it is when it is below up to the knee, and how it is when it is up to mid-thigh; and when the ground is soft, how it is when it is below up to midthigh, and how it is when it is up to the testicles. 22. When it is in a ford through the water, and the ground is hard, how it is when it is below up to the testicles, and how it is when it is up to the navel ; and when the ground is soft, how it is when it is below up to the navel, and how it is when it is up to the mouth. 23. And when it is in a kitchen (âskhâno), the middle of a garden (van), or a sheepfold (pâh-hasto); that is, how it is when it is not a permanent residence (afrå 2-mânisno) of any.
* Supposing that Pâz. å avad is intended for a frapad. ? That is, up to the shin.
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| SR No. | 007682 |
| Book Title | Questions of King Milinda Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1894 |
| Total Pages | 2240 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 38 MB |