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Vivāgasuyam,
assembly returned. The king also returned. At that time and at that period the eldest disciple of the reverend Samana Mahāvíra named Indabhôi, who was a houseless monk (here the remaining epithets to be supplied down to ) who cast forth an extensive lustre and who had observed a fast of two days (here everything to be supplied exactly) as described in Pannati (ie. BhagavatîSítra), came to the city of Văniyagāma and wandering for alms from house to house high and low he descended in the direction of the high road. There he saw many elephants who had their loins girt up, who had put on armours, who had put on cloak-like armours, who had bands fastened to their chests, who had bells suspended to their girdles, who had put on an upper cloak and various ornaments on the neck set with different gems, who were fully equipped, who had good banners with emblems such as an eagle, a flag, who wore fine crest-garlands, who had keepers on their backs, and who were equipped with weapons and missiles. He also saw many horses who had their loins girt up, who had put on armours, who had put. on cloak-like armours, who had cloaks put on their backs, whose covers of the body were suspended from their backs, who had an upper cloak, whose faces were terrific because of the small chowries, whose waists were decked by chowries and small mirrors, who had horse-men on their backs and who were equipped with weapons and missiles. He also saw many men
