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or whether it is derived from qrdvana, as Dr. Burgess sug- 

 gested to me. See Ind. Ant. VI., 68 ; IX., 271. 



mahdpanan (Ruwan. D 12 ; Gp. B 4): = mahdprajna, 

 "the great sage." 



par dp ar aw en : — another form of parapuren (see 

 above) . 



ddnakudasald : — most probably the same as danasala 

 in the inscription at Mediyawa (Report XL, p. 6.) 



radol (Wewelk. 17) : ~ rajakula " headman." 



denamo :— -" we give" (Mahak. A ; Wewelk. 8 ; Journ. 

 0. A. S. 1879, p. 26.) 



Hinginipiti :-— later Ingini (S. S. I., 22) "the clearing 

 nut." This seems to be the older name of the present village 

 Inginimitiya. 



atsdni : — the same as attdni (Mahak. B; Kong. C 13; 

 W. P. D 11) and always in connection with paerahaer = 

 parikdra. The s is most probably a blunder of the mason ; 

 but attdni also is difficult to explain. Goldschmidt derived 

 it from dtman, which, however, gives regularly tuma in Sin- 

 halese. 



aw an : — "market" (Gp. A 20) = dpana. 



melattina : — generally meldt (Amb. B 53 ; Mahak. C ; 

 Mayil. A 33; K. M. A 14) "assembly"? 



atanin nepannd : — " dependent upon themselves 

 for Pali attand nipphannd. Atanin is a regular instrumental 

 of an a stem. 



pandur : == pannakdra. 



nasnd: — J nag "to destroy." 



11. Dambulla (143.) 

 apiriyat : = aparyanta " endless" (Attanayala 1) ; at 

 Devanagala we have apiriwat. 

 ikuti = atikranta. 



gunamulin uturat: — mulin instrumental of mula ; 

 utuwat = atirikta " exceeding." 



Dambadiwuhi : — locative. 



an: = any a ; modern form anit = any aha. 



pdmili :— see above paemini (Wand.) 



pralaya :-~tatsama. The cerebral I is a mistake for the 

 dental. 



