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9. grenzungoi gîtuvi, by a person who holds before him a staff or stick on the support of which the blind man finds his way. Really speaking a blind man is led by (i. e., he follows) a person carrying a stick. qu, being dragged by, being led by.sige, whose head was prominently() marked by dishevelled hair, Com. 'फुटं स्फुटितकेशसंचयत्वेन विकीर्णकेशं 'हडाइडं, ति अत्यर्थं शीर्ष शिरो यस्य सः. मच्छियाचडगरपइकरेणं, by a huge swarm of flies. Both the words and mean swarm. It is a peculiarity of Prakrits to use synonymous words together. Cf. कालसमयं सि. अन्निज्जमाणमग्गे, whose track was followed by, who was followed by. quateng विति कप्पेमाणे, earning his livelihood by winning the sympathy or kindness of people.
11. इन्दमहे इ वा जाव निग्गच्छह- The blind man, on hearing the noise of a big crowd, asked his companion and guide whether there was in the town any festival like, that people were moving out in large numbers. His guide said that they were moving in large numbers because was on a visit to the place and that they were going out to pay their respects to him, धम्ममाइक्खइ जाव परिसा पडिगया - महावीर delivered to the congregation & religious discourse after which the congregation dispersed. For details of the nature of this discourse refer to quiente fatak:.
13. अनुरियं जाव सोहेमाणे - गौतम इन्द्रभूति started on his begging tour in a manner that he did not
