________________ Translation 23 lord l' Histen to me; I shall tell you the secret about the crowd of the people. (112) .'"Oh, lord ! these seven hundred handsome, young and brave men, are attacked by the wicked (disease of) Leprosy and are all (therafore) gathered together. (113) "They found a boy who was suffering from the disease of urabaraka' (a variety of leprosy) and was taken by them (with them), and was given the name Umbararanau (i.e. the. king of the lepers). (114) "He was mounted on an excellent mule, and a person whose skin was spoiled (i.e. whitened on account of leprosy) was the bearer of his umbrella; (two) persons who had lost their noses (i.e. whose poses were stunted) were waving 'chauries' at bim and persons, who were producing * dbini, dhini,' sound, were going ahead of him. (115) " Persons who had lost their ears were his bellmen, persons suffering from the disease of * mandala' (a variety of leprosy with red round spots) were his bodyguards, a person suffering from the disease of 'dardru' ( or Herpes--a variety of leprosy) was the bearer of his betel-box, and he had got a minister
