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$$ 5–6 ] Vivāgasuyam. 1 asthma, 2 cough, 3 fever upto... 16 leprosy. Therefore, oh, beloved of the gods ! the governor Ikkāị will give abundance of wealth to any physician, or the son of a physician, knower or the son of a knower, surgeon or the son of a surgeon who would want (i.e. try) to cure any of those sixteen diseases of the governor Ikkāi." Proclaim this twice or thrice and having done so report to me bout this order. Then the family-members did so. Then many physicians, sons of physicians, knowers, sons of krowers, surgeons and sons of surgeons having heard this proclamation in the city of Vijayavaddhamāna, came out of their houses with boxes of surgical instruments in their hands; and having done so they went through the midst of the city of Vijayavaddhamāna to the residence of the governor Ikkāi; and having clone so they examined the body of the governor Ikkāî and having done so they asked for the cause of those diseases, and having done so they wished to cure even one of those sixteen diseases of the governor Ikkāî by means of besmearing oil to the body, besmearing scented paste. or powder to the body, making him drink oil or oily articles, medicines. to vomit, purging, fomenting, hot medicated bath, an enema with oils, besmearing, oil to the head and wrapping leather-pieces upon it, an enema with concoction of medicinal herbs, opening veivs for bleeding, cutting of skia, cutting of skin lightly to cause bleeding, keeping oil on the head, tonics,
