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of his uncle against A'riya Chakkravartti, the king of Karwati ) 

 might prove victorious. Again, no date is to be found 

 in this work. Mention, however, is made of the prince ; and 

 the war is spoken of in terms which clearly indicate that 

 his success was uncertain at the time the poet wrote. But 

 Selalikini Sandese, which we have above considered, 

 alludes to the same war, and the poet joins in the general 

 shout of joy amidst which the prince was then returning to 

 his father at Kotte after a successful encounter with his 

 country's foes. We are thus led to conclude that the work 

 under consideration was written at most a few months, if 

 not weeks, before Selalikini Sandese. The following is 

 a specimen from the work under consideration : — 



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O bird ! enter thou into (the presence) of the chief of the 

 temple, Wijaya Bahu, supreme master of the Tripitaka 

 doctrines, adorned (in his neck) with the golden garland of Pita- 

 kattiya, and amidst his poetical labours in the six languages 

 exhibiting to the world the same beautiful but natural form that 

 Kanda Kumara presented ; and say that thou carriest an epistle 

 in the native language expressive of the prosperity of the India- 

 like Prince Sapumal. 



( To be continued.) 



