No. 34. — 1887.] SINHALESE INSCRIPTIONS. 



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(19) Sthapatirdyan. The correct form is sthapatiwarayan : 

 sthapati (Sanskrit) "carpenter," and warayan from (Sanskrit) 

 wara " chief " or " eminent " and yan personal affix. 



(20) Proposed to read agayen " in value," for amy en " with 

 intention " ; " of free will," which does not suit the context. 



(21) Apismdluivaru, from alpechchhamahallakawara, 

 composed of alpa " little," ichchhd " desire," maliallaka " old 

 or elderly person," and wara "great," "eminent." 



(22) Paniunu, probably from pmveni (Pali), " series," 

 "succession"; hence that which is inherited from one's 

 ancestors, ancestral land, &c. For the change of iv into m, 

 compare naivaya " nine " and namaya. Perhaps also it m ay be 

 derived from pdpunanam (Pali), which means "attainment," 

 "the act of attaining" or "that which is attained to." 



(23) Kandura : spring or fountain = do! a or ulpata. It 

 is apparently derived from the Sanskrit kandara, which is 

 applied to an artificial or natural cave, with or without 

 water. 



(24) Dardnda, the upper part of a tract of fields. 



(25) Magula pitiyela is evidently a clerical error. 



(26) Proposed to read puda olakkam for puda malakkam . 

 olakkam (Tamil) meaning " forms " or " usages," and puda 

 " offerings." 



(27) Read asya punyassa yastrdtd tad pddadvyajan rajah 

 for asya prasyd yasa trandntana pddadvyajan rajah. 



(28) Read sainyapatln bahusrlh for savinydjitdna balm sri. 



(29) Read ddndt for ddnan. 



(30) Read ddndtswargamavdpnbti for ddndt sivargan- 

 chaprdpnoti. 



(31) Bijuvata from blja "seed," "cause," and vritti 

 " being " or " cause of being." 



II. — Inscription at Kudumirisa. 

 Kudumirisa is a hamlet about fourteen miles from Colombo, 

 and forms a part of Koswinna in Siyane Korale. The inscrip- 

 tion is tolerably well preserved, with the exception of a few 



