No. 34.— 1887.] 



POLONNARUWA. 



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wahanse ha Parbatti wahanse ha Sarwanga Sundarin wahanse 

 atuluwu atadena wahanse tula bhara noegi hawurudupata 

 melesadi pera nobada ayagena drastakala Lankawasayinta 

 ran walan ridi walan adiwu boho sampat da di wadala danata 

 jiwika hein walkota gatten ayada maha wae taninta piamburu 

 watada haema kalatamae no gan. 



(Translation.) 



His Illustrious Majesty Sinha Wikrameti Sri Sinha Pures- 

 wara Lankeswara Kalinga Chakrawarti, after he had reigned 

 two years, made a royal progress throughout Lanka, inspect- 

 ing the villages, fortified villages, towns, &c, and several 



places of note Adam's Peak, &c, and the rock fortresses 



(having them before him), like a ripe neli fruit in his hand. 

 He united into one kingdom, and brought peace to Lanka, 

 so that a woman, though she carried a casket containing the 

 nine gems, would not be asked, What is it ? He saw a palace 

 which a former king had erected in seven years and seven 

 months ; (and thinking) " a king of our renown should live 

 in a palace worthy of us," he erected within forty-five days 

 a palace of seven stories. He erected an admirable building 

 from which to watch the fights of wild beasts, and he 

 watched the elephant fights (from it). Together with the 

 banqueting hall he erected three thrones, and furnished 

 these palaces with gates, ramparts, &c. Having built the hall 

 of beautiful stone work as a lasting memorial, he in this 

 manner made the royal garden of Kalinga like the residence 

 of a god. He got him queens from many places, from 

 Kalinga, Wega, Karnata, Gujara, &c. In the harem he built 

 several palaces of various kinds, and expended much 

 treasure. In the three kingdoms he built palaces and alms- 

 houses at several places ; to numberless beggars he gave the 

 food which they like in vessels of gold and silver. In this 

 manner he thoroughly inspected the three kingdoms ; and 

 he prepared mileposts, and calling them Nissanka's mile- 

 posts, he fixed them in their places and inscribed them. 

 He, together with Her Highness the Queen Subhadra of 



