Commentary for Ketubot 40:1

ואי צורבא מרבנן הוא אפילו עצמו כי הא דרב אשי הוה ידיע ליה בסהדותא לרב כהנא אמר ליה מי דכיר מר האי סהדותא אמר ליה לא ולאו הכי והכי הוה א"ל לא ידענא לסוף אידכר רב אשי אסהיד ליה חזייה לרב כהנא דהוה מחסם א"ל מי סברת עלך קא סמיכנא אנא הוא דרמאי אנפשאי ואדכרי

But if he is a scholar even he himself may remind the witness. As that case of R. Ashi who knew evidence for R. Kahana, and he (R. Kahana) said to him (R. Ashi): Does the master remember that evidence? And he said to him: No. But was it not so and so? He replied: I do not know. In the end, R. Ashi remember, and he testified for him. He saw that R. Kahana was surprised, so he said to him: Do you think that I relied upon you? I took it on myself and I remembered it.

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