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%k soon were confounded and finally, the origin of both being 

 forgotten, ek came to be used for animates, ak exclusively 

 for inanimates. In the inscriptions of the 12th century and 

 even in present literature (which imitates older models) we 

 find often enough ek applied to inanimates and ak to ani- 

 mates, so that it is clear there was a confusion for some 

 time. Ek as well as ak in the present language have 

 functions, definition and composition. Thus we have halu 

 dennek (for " dedenek) two dogs," minlkek " a man" — 

 amuna dolohak or dolos amunak " twelve amunas" and galak 

 " a stone." 



20) Satarpasawayutu may be divided either | satarpasa + 

 wayutu or satarpasawa + yutu ; in the former case we have 

 to translate catuhpratyayopayukta, in the latter catuhpra- 

 tyayayukta. I have preferred the former way, as I have 

 never found pasawa in inscriptions, but only pasa and 

 pasaya ; wayutu then is = uwayutu (IV. 19.) 



21) Kot is here used as a preposition " on account of " 

 (Comp. B. 5.) 



22) Waddla kaerana " which is allotted." Waddla past 

 participle or gerund of wadaranawa (see A. 28.) Kaerana 

 is passive " which is being made" from kriyate or better 

 *karyati (the modern Passive is kerenawa.) 



23) Bimki, Loc. of bim, bima = bliiimi. 



24) a seems a sort of preposition, but I am doubtful 

 about it. 



25) Wti participle = bhuta, from wenawa, 



26) Gltelgamu = ghrtatailagrama u bntterham." 



27) Attani is difficult. The first part is perhaps ada 

 ( = adya) "to-day," and the whole may mean "from this 

 day forth," but this is merely conjectural. 



28) Paeraehaer = parihara. It is difficult to determine 

 the exact meaning of this word in Pali and in ancient Simha- 

 lese. Mr. Guilders translates " attention, honor." (Cetiyam 



