________________ Notes St. 46-51] . St. 46 efferent (Sk. gifera:=ofaat:) SETTATTAT: Became disgusted with worldly life. Ege (Sk. GEET) younger son. For the sake of metre the case termination is omitted. चरण-चारित्र YH Ascetic life. St. 47 gertiao The stanza refers to the most important necessities of the ascetic life such as practising very difficult penance, taking food absolutely free from the 42 faults of food, freedom of mind from attachment and love, and observance of the three Guptis or protections. Fareirfear: is rendered in old Gujarati gloss as " with mind free from love and hatred." It is doubtful whether to could mean hatred. St. 49 थोव is a Prakrit word for Sk. स्तोक little, short; cf. Helse klout ( VIII. 2-125). The words ea, ejtet, 1744 and start also are used in the same sense. St. 50 fifco (Sk.fire forera) causal passive future 3rd person sing. of ofre to be able. The root after 10 U is also a Sanskrit root in the same sense. St. 51 गणधरा (Sk.गणधराः). The गणधरs or holders of ascetic groups were the first disciples of the Tirthankaras. चक्रधरs or चक्रवतिन्s were the sovereign kings who ruled over the six conti
