Dipavamsa, the Chronicle of the Island

The Chonicle of the Island - 27
70. mahaṇṇave sāgaravārimajjhe
sugambhīre ūmi sadā pabhijjare,
suduggame pabbatajālamussite
sudukkaraṁ attha aniṭṭhamantaraṁ. |
70. (It was situated) in the great sea, in the midst of the ocean and of the deep
waters, where the waves incessantly break; around it there was a chain of
mountains, towering, difficult to pass; to enter it against the wish (of the
inhabitants) was difficult.
71. paravānarosā parapiṭṭhimaṁsikā
akāruṇikā paraheṭhane ratā
caṇḍā ca ruddhā rabhasā ca niddayā
vidappanikā sapathe idha ime. 50 |
71. Full of desire and anger towards other beings, backbiting, pitiless, given to
injuring other beings, cruel and furious, violent, merciless, ...
72. atha rakkhasā yakkhagaṇā ca duṭṭhā
dīpaṁ imaṁ Laṅkāciranivāsitaṁ
dadāmi sabbaṁ Giridīpaporāṇaṁ,
vasantu sabbe supajā anīghā. 51 |
72. (Buddha thus spoke:) “Ye Rakkhasas and ye wicked hosts of Yakkhas, I give
unto you this island which is not far from Laṅkā, the whole old island of Giri;
may they all inhabit it and multiply undisturbed.
73. imañ ca Laṅkātalaṁ mānusānaṁ
porāṇakappaṭṭhitavutthavāsaṁ,
vasantu Laṅkātale mānusā bahū
pubbe va Ojavaramaṇḍasādisaṁ. |
73. This country of Laṅkā is a residence inhabited by men since remote Kappas;
[123] may many men dwell in the country of Laṅkā, as they did in former times
in the Oja, Vara, and Manda island.
50 ca ruddā (comp. v. 47) A B, va ruddā B G2, ca ruddhā Zn, varuddhā F. I cannot
correct the last words.
51 °nivāsitaṁ X G1, °nivāsinaṁ Y – v. 73 is quoted in the Mahāvaṁsa Ṭīkā, fol. khau
(“tenāhu porāṇā”). Laṅkāthalamānusānaṁ. °ṭṭhitaṁ, vasanti Laṅkāthalamānusā,
Ojamaṇḍavaradīpe Mahāv. Ṭ. °maṇḍapādīpaṁ F. Ojavaramaṇḍadīpe?