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JOURNAL, R. A. S. (CEYLON). [Vol. VIII. 



KiMwa andancka mariwawdladhin 

 Piyan waputtan nayananwaekakan 

 Tathewa silan anurakkkamdnakd 

 Supesald kothasaddsagdrawd. 



" The very pious and revered priests are those who observe 

 the rites (of religion as assiduously) as the kirald 

 guards her eggs, the samara deer its tail, the father his 

 only son, and a man who is blind in one eye the other." 



In the Kusa-jdtaka of Alagiyawanna a similar stanza 

 occurs : — 



Rakina tama bijuwal 

 Kirala semarew hemakal 

 Poho dawasa atasll 

 Rakiniti pirisiduwa pansil. 



" (She) having become pure in mind and body, observes on 

 poya days the eight rites and every day the five rites 

 (as faithfully as) the kirald (guards) her eggs and 

 the samara deer his tail." 



The Crow (Corvus splendens, or C. culminatus), Sin. 

 Kaputd or Kdkkd, from its cry Kdtkd (kdt = "everybody," 

 and M = " eat"), becomes by sandhi Kdkkd. Therefore 

 the crow is popularly said to say Kdkkd : "(I) eat (the 

 flesh of) everybody (but nobody eats mine)." 



A common saying is :— 



Prayogakdraydge belma kdkkdge belma wage. 

 " A cunning man's look is like that of a crow." 

 Another : — 



Marakkalayat kdkkat neti tenak nehe, 



"There is no place where the Moorman and the crow are 

 not to be found." 

 And again : — 



Iratddunu keliya narakeyikiyd kdkkat kiwd. 



"The crow even said: 'It is bad to play with bows and 

 arrows.' " 



