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ti t o6oi3oe'5 0\p)i§Q&Q ' Like the Portuguese' going 

 £Sk : o£>^cd Kotte.' 



Applied to a long and circuitous 

 path. It is said that shortly af- 

 ter the Portuguese had landed at 

 Colombo, they were conducted 

 to Kotte, then the capital of the 

 Kings of Ceylon, by a long and 

 circuitous road, through Pana- 

 dure, and Ray gam Korale, with 

 a view to conceal from the new- 

 comers the close proximity of 

 the capital from the sea-port of 

 Colombo, which was then the 

 head-quarters of the Portuguese. 



18, <fid<35to&& C(3)^>8 'King's business (rajakariya) 

 &q&xe5©eji£5)o<3cec) is greater than God's business, 



(Deyyanne kariya.) 3 



19, q6i®&}-35)&3®<&$$ 6 How can you expect to find 

 £3lQ&3G)g5)d5$&3<^ ? fowls in a house where they eat 



children. 5 



20, ' c&soef^ ca^efc* ' He is a fool who bows down, 

 &3<5$ ©®ds)cs8 t^d^ E)^d whilst he is beaten, and he is 

 <* (S3&)efe><5j &®J«ke& " a fool who beats whilst he is 



bowed to.' 



21 §^©J <53^e)o© When the deer trespass on 



®&>q6 .cpiSNtf Z&QGO his field, he comes home and 



beats the deer's skin. 



When a man is unable to 

 punish the real offender, he often 

 wreaks his vengeance on some 

 poor unoffending person. 



22; cfdio t^^cd 0<63§ < Like the chastity of the ugly 

 <2i)8e);)©cd Woman,-' 



23 ogQeiQ G)$)do)q 'What is the use of white 



&3d-35i cattle for Paduwas, (a low 



caste so-called.)' 



Throwing pearls before 

 swine. 



