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(V. 37.) King Singa, displaying his innate good nature, sense of duty, (deep) love and pride, towards (his subjecta, good men, women and enemies (respectively), assumes (the four recognised forms of the role of heroes, such as dhirðdātta, (dhirafinta, dhiralalita and dhirðddhata).
(V. 38.) The illustrious king Singa fully enjoys (his) fortune by distributing (his) wealth, by (seeking) success for his arm, by causing fear in (his) enemies, by giving a material form to his fame, by crushing conceit, by making his kinsmen uninterraptedly rich, by bestowing gifts with dignity, by showing unparallelled kindness towards his subjects) and by acquiring strength compatible with his royalty.
(V. 39.) Känaya-singa, the forehead-ornament of kings, always delights in sporting with women who are proficient in playing on the vina, who are illustrious for their charming and attractive dances, who follow the rules (of conduct regulating) the noble songsters of culture, who are respected for their amiability, who are prosperous with never failing wealth and who Possess matchless beauty.
(V. 40.) Victorious is the holy and popular doctor Parahita, who is virtue incarnate, whose fame is known everywhere, the abode of all good qualities, the limit of all prosperity, the worshipper of Siva and the foremost of men noted for (their) conduct.
(V. 41.) Parahita, the full-moon to the milk-ocean of the family, viz.) Åtrêya götra, in whose lotus-like mind Siva makes his abode and the mirror (in which are reflected) the sports (of the goddess) Prosperity (Srt), rendered assistance in many ways to persons who bought (his) protection.
(V. 42.) This doctor is called) Parabita. (So is) that Siva who is kind to others (para-hita). Again, his (i.e. Parahita's) wife, like the wife) of (that) Siva, way Umi not only in name, but also in (her) good qualities.
(V. 43.) His son was the illustrious Ramanātha, a devout worshipper of Siva, of pleasing virtues and noble character, the receptacle of mercy, the foremost among physicians and the best of those that have conquered their passions.
(V. M.) The great physician Ramanatha knew how to treat all diseases pertaining to demons, gods and men. Regarding his cares (i.e. medical skill), he has to be compared only with Atri, the lord of sages.
(V. 45.) Just as Brahma, Vishnu and Siva (were begotten) for sport on Anasaya by the sage Atri, 80 were horn of the illustrious Rāmanātha, from (his) wife named Ayitām bika, even three equally glorious sons, who are exalted through their well-kuown greatness, who are (ever bent) upon doing good to the people, and who bestow upon wise men (their) desired objecte.
(Vy. 46 and 47.) The eldest son of this wise Råmanitha is Parahita, the second is named Devaya, and the third Kālanåtha. The two younger brothers (Dovaya and Kälanåtha) serve constantly (their) elder brother (Parahita) with a cheerful mind, attending to his wants, in the capacity of sons, friends, brothers, servants and the like.
(V. 48.) (Himself) an ornament among the students of the Yajar-voda and the Ayur-vēda (i.e. the medical science), Parahita taught these to his students and thus accomplished the object of his life).
1 There are four kinds of nayakas, or beroes, the development of whose character, in one oapacity or other, is the object of almost every poem in Sanskrit literature.
