Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Avodah Zarah 56:9

אמר רב זוטרא בר טוביה אמר רב עין שמרדה מותר לכוחלה בשבת סבור מיניה הני מילי הוא דשחקי סמנין מאתמול אבל משחק בשבת ואתויי דרך רשות הרבים לא א"ל ההוא מרבנן ורבי יעקב שמיה לדידי מיפרשא מיני' דרב יהודה אפילו מישחק בשבת ואתויי דרך רשות הרבים מותר

R. Zutra b. Tuvyah in the name of Rav: An eye that got out of order, it is permissible to put blue paint on it on Shabbat. They thought that this is true only when the medical ingredients had been ground the previous day, but if it is necessary to grind them on the Sabbath and carry them through the public domain, it would not be permitted. One of the rabbis, and R. Jacob was his name, remarked to him: It was explained to me on behalf of Rav Judah that even grinding on the Sabbath and the carrying through the public street are permissible.

Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah

An eye that got out of order seems to refer to an eye that is about to pop out of its socket. The medical treatment is to apply blue eyeshadow. The Talmud rules that this injury is so dangerous that the dyes may be ground even on Shabbat and they may be carried through the public domain.
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