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expressly mentions that the Parkramabhu in whose reign it
was set up had the surname Niki Malla it is not clear why
Paranavitana prefers to identify him with another ParkramabThu
who is known to us only from a South Indian inscription. 'om
his Siniialese inscriptions we know that Ni Aka Malla had the
name ParAkrainabThu as wel1 Since it has been discussed elsewhere
in detail, we do not propose to enter into a discussion of this
point. But we would like to point out here that it it erroneous
to take Teilakai to mean the southern part of Ceylon and, on
that basis, to build up a theory of the ruler of South Ceylon
ranging himself on the side of the enemies of the Cas and the
ruler of North Ceylon tk1-rg the side of the Cas. Tei1afkai
has been used in Tamil literature as well as in inscriptions
1. S.Paranavitana, 'A Slab Inscription of NitaM )ialla at Polonnaru,
wrongly attributed to Viayabhu II', E.Z., V, pt.2, p.202.
2. a) Tiru-flacampantar Tvra Tiruppatikaikaj, Ka 1aka ed., No.243,
p. 520 (7th century); b) Cuntarar Tiruppatikam, No.147 (c.8th century
c) ikkavcakar Tiruv'cakam, ed. C.Pillai (Mad. 1949), p. 326j
Cc. 9th century); 4) M.E.R. for 1923, No.505 of 1922 (12th century);
e) M.E.R. for 1915, No.406 of 1914 (13th century); f) mid., No.407
of 1914 (13th century); g) ., Ciappuppyirani & v.k, p.k (c.l5th
century); h) Km., P . 6 (c.l6th century); i) ., vv .90 , 91 (c.l6th
century); j) ., pp. 18, 170 (c.l8th century); k) Mni., Tta.,-
ka1veu, p. 18 Cc. 18th century).