No. 5. — 1850.] THE ELU LANGUAGE. 247 



recourse, I shall quote but few passages in addition to the 

 two extracts already given : — 



" Thus is the Elu to be known." (Before 1415 a.d.) 



8cs£)d > a3 e)^ (^d 3 ®®®^. — lb. 



" They thus occur in the Sinhalese." 



2. sScs© oqo)iq. — Kdviyasekare. 



" I do sing a little in the Elulmguzbge." (1415 a.d.) 



3. €)o)i3<i5f ^)<6®e)^f qzfiqd. — Lovedasangraham. 



"That I have sung in Elu." (1472 a.d.) 



4. qdd@d ®©3^S^€3 8o2D(2>55)8#? .saito®^ ®® 

 qsesq,.-- Kusajdlaka. 



" With a view to Niwana devoid of death and 

 decrepitude, I have composed 'Kusadd ' in the 

 Sinhalese language." (1610 a.d.) 



5. Soo^SSstf S3i@^§3? 3Scs© oq£)iq.— Subdsite. 



"In Sinhalese rhyme do I sing." (1612 a.d.) 



6. ©zatf^qd *9 £3aq <?g^. 



"2£/w stanzas by the name of Makaraddaja.^ 

 (1768 a.d.) 



7. £)$6De3 >2ftc£>3 dzaz&d. — Kavminikofidola. 



"The 2£7« language sweetly rhymed." (1771 a.d.) 



" I have rhymed in pure Elu ( the offering in the 

 river.' " (Kiramba, 1807 a.d.) 



9. <&®&<£o)Qg$ @>*a,sa Qd&cQ&.—Siyabas- 

 maldama. 



" I have rhymed in several tunes in Sinhalese." 

 {Kiramba, 1821 a.d.) 



10. ScaSDSsS -ssS^d'. — JSfikinikatd. 



" Rhymed in Sinhalese." (1832 a.d.) 



