113992242-Dravidian-Settlements-in-Ceylon-and-the-Beginnings-of-the-Kingdom-of-Jaffna-By-Karthigesu-Indrapala-Complete-Phd-Thesis-University-of-London-1965

In the light of the meagre evidence that is available
to us w may not be wrong in locating the kingdom of Candrabbnu
somewhere in the northern part of Ceylon. In all probability,
it was the kingdom of Jaffna which the 4ryacakravartins inherited
1. The Saziskrit inscription from Anurdbapura mentioned earlier
(see supra, p.43 ) refers,to a Candrabhnu as the ruler of
Subhapatana (Jaffna). If this is an authentic record and if
Candrabhnu is identified as the son of the vaka who invaded
the Sinhalese kingdom, the identification of the Jvaka's
kingdom with Jaffna will be beyond dispute. See infra, p. 4c9
In the Vaiypal (v.36) occurs the following reference:-
'Tanikkal eum varaiyatail Cakarr eurn Kar!r enruin
nta kula v'ar pat ai_uta!_ki tara ilCkXum_njil'
(1ihen the Cka, with the army of low caste hunters called
Cakarr and Karr, were ruling this world from TaikkAl).
The only manuscript of the Vaiypal now extant, from which
this chronicle has been edited, and published, is full of copyist's
errors. The words Cka vum can be emended as Ckavarum
by adding one letter ra
which would then mean 'being ruled by the Ckavar' (a varia nt
of Cvakar). If this is admissible, the reference here may be
taken to preserve some memory of Jvaka rule in Taikkal, in the
Northern Province. But we cannot be certain that only this
emendation is possible. Cka vum is obviously an error.