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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XV. 



Derivation and Ancient Boundary Limits, 

 The "boundary book," called " Sri Laka Kadayuru" or 

 "the divisions of Lanka," records the following particulars 

 under the head of " Dambadeni Rata " : — 



At Havana's time here was a damba branch watch-hut from the 

 damba tree that marks Dambadiva (Damba atu paela). During the 

 eras of Kakusanda, Konagama, Kaksheyapa, and Gautama the name 



was unchanged. As ancient priests sat on the top of those rocks as the 



ancient Nighanda and Nighendi had a controversy there — and planted 

 damba branches there, it was called J ambudhroni Nagara. On the 

 east, damming the oya, there is the village Aetugal piyassa. East of 

 that is the Nanu rock carved with the elephant's foot-mark. Three 

 yoduns off that is Morugama-piyassa, a niyangama. East of that, near 

 the great mountain, is the clump of mora trees, and there is a stone 

 post with an ox-hoof mark. On the north-east is the Maha 

 Tal Ruk Saldigama, and in the midst of an atala-gala a deodonu 

 mark (rainbow mark). On the south is Pera Mahat Paya. Where 

 all the people of Lanka were fed with gruel, a city, a gawa in extent, 

 existed, called the great Batgama, and this village had no bounds ; the 

 tank east of it was Mi-waewa. Between east and north-east are the 

 mi gardens and a stone image, and a carved staff (ketusaera mitiyak), 

 and a yamaya and a sword, carved in the middle of seven stone rails 

 (gal raen satak). Where a former king impaled an enemy, the village 

 was called Tubu-ulala.° There are thirty-six marks. The centre is a 

 tank, and there is a staff and (tal waetiya) fan-carved stone. On the 

 north there is the rock, where milk used to be boiled by the Bamunu- 

 gama. There is a Malava Pora carved stone kept upon a knotted hum- 

 huk tree. In the mrdst of the Dikwaella a king stabbed a king, and the 

 (sword) tip fell off : there is a village called Kadumunaf (sword tip)- 

 That village has twelve gal raen, carved with a sword. Where the 

 damba branch formerly fell, at Denipota, a stone was placed, carved 

 with the rainbow (deodunna) and sama saera (? sama arrow). On the 

 north-west side of Dambadeniya is the oya and Nanu rock. 10,000 

 villages are in this. In those villages is a mul kaetemak (? inscription), 

 at three corners an atala-gala carved with sword and shield (kadu 

 palandu). The people here are all liars, and the women learn 

 the high sciences. J 



Founding and Description of the City. 

 Dambadeniya was once a royal residence and the capital 

 of the Maya division, albeit now an insignificant village. 



* Modern Tumbulla. — M. f Modern Kavuduniuna. — M. 



X Tapbrobanian, vol. II., pt. III., p. 60. [The whole passage from the 

 Kadaim-pota needs retranslation. — B., Ron. Sec] 



