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The first clause rods thus:--
A Nirgrantha is carful in his wielk, not careless,
The Kévalin assigns as the reason, that a Nirgrantha, Careless in his walk, might (with his feet) hurt or displace or injure or kill living beings. Hence, a Nirgrantha is careful in his walk, not careless in his walk.
This is the first clause (1)
Now follows the second clause:
A Nirgrantta searches into his mind (1. e. thoughts and intentions). If his mind is einful, blamable, intent on bad works, acting on impulses, produces cutting and splliting (or division and dissension ), quarrels, finds faults, and pains, injurce living beings or kills creatures, he should not employ such a mind in action; but if, on the contrary, it is not sinful etc, then he may put it in acion.
This is the second clause (2)
Now follows the third clause:
A Nirgrantha searches into his speech; if his speech is sinful, blamable etc. (all down to ) kills creatures, he should not utter that speech. But if, on the contrary, it is not sinful etc. then he may utter it.
This is the third clause (3) Now follows the fourth clause:---
A Nirgrantha is careful in laying down his utensils of begging, he is not careless in it. The Kévalla says:-A Nirgrantha who is careless in laying down his utensils of begging, might hurt or displace or injure or kill all sorts of living beings. Hence, a Nirgrantha is careful in laying down his untensils of begging, he is not careless in it.
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