________________ 143 Notes Lord Jina for praying to him to get Liberation Thus the act of uttering the word 'farein' three times in the manner as explained above is called 'Farenth STT.' Arefa (Sk. aferen ) ere is a Pk. root in the sense of Sk. 7 to tell (see Hem. VIII. 4. 225), St. 285. It should be noted here that Umbara or Umbararaja, as is clear, is none else but King Shripala the hero of our story himself and the son of King Sinharatha and the queen Kamalaprabha. From here onwards, we are told his previous story before he came into the company of the multitude of the lepers. The real interest of the story begin from here, and is sustained by the poet up to the end. St. 286. Tant ( Sk. Tac:) lit, the best among men i. e, king. St. 288. STUTETE (Sk. gaTeRIT: ) when it will be without its protector (lit. lord), i e. after the death of King Sinharatha. . St. 289. Les (Sk. 1) Rheumatism. gout. Vatra (Sk. Teri) Death (lit. being resolved into the five elements viz. sky, wind, light, water, and earth of which the body is supposed to be composed). St. 252. For the idea in the second line cf. Het As CR Triffa " ..
