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20. and also in this inscription) formed on the false analogy 

 oT seyin. If the old word really had been sey, we would 

 probably have *sae in later times. 



13) Wae Gerund of wenawa, == bhutva or rather *bha- 

 via. 



14) Sirin, instrumental sing, of siri. 



15) Pakayamln " irradiating," Part. Present for praba- 

 hyamana. 



16) Sitae Gerund sitinawa (see above.) 



17) Soloswana 16th. Solos = shodaca. Wana see above 

 VI. A. 3. 



18) Wap sand pun masjkl etc., wap masa is September- 

 October, " the sowing month." Sand pun = candra + 

 purna. Dasa pak dawas, see VI. A. 6. 



19) Sey giri = Caityagiri, i. e. Mihintala ; the younger 

 form is Saegiri. 



20) Isd see VI. A. 13. 21) Abahay girl = Abhayagiri 

 at Anuradhapura. 



22) Wasana u dwelling" — wasanawa. 



23) Maha bik sang hlmiyan = maha + bhikshu + svami 

 (comp. IV. 29.) 



24) Mahasenwd (maha + sena -f Simh. wa) "as a 

 great host," comp. ekwa " together." 



25) Karay Gerund, for kariya, karaya (comp. III. 27.) 

 This is an antiquated form ; at the time when this inscrip- 

 tion was written, these Gerunds already terminated in a 

 (kara, etc ) 



26) Bae " elder brother" see VI. 31. 



27) Wat in this connexion 1 do not understand. 



28) Pere, adv. " formerly," originally a Locative of pera 

 = ptirva. 



29) Tubu Past Participle of tabanawa = sthapay " estab- 

 lished, which he established" (see on the clauses which in 

 Sinhalese replace relative sentences. Childers' Notes II. 6.) 



