Dipavamsa, the Chronicle of the Island
The earliest attempt to write a Chronicle of the Sāsana and the Kings of Sri Lanka, from earliest times up to the 5th c. A.D. Includes both text and translation.
The earliest attempt to write a Chronicle of the Sāsana and the Kings of Sri Lanka, from earliest times up to the 5th c. A.D. Includes both text and translation.
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The Chonicle <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Island</strong> - 50<br />
33. tesaṁ pacchimako rājā Purindo nāma khattiyo,<br />
puttā paputtakā tassa nava rājā ca khattiyā<br />
mahārajjaṁ kārayiṁsu nagare Malitthiyake. 104 |<br />
33. The last <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se kings was <strong>the</strong> prince called Purinda; his sons and grandsons,<br />
nine royal princes, reigned over <strong>the</strong>ir great kingdom in <strong>the</strong> town <strong>of</strong> Malitthiya<br />
(Tāmalitti?).<br />
34. tesaṁ pacchimako rājā Sāgaradevo mahissaro,<br />
tassa putto Makhādevo mahādānapati ahū. |<br />
34. The last <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se kings was Sāgaradeva, <strong>the</strong> lord <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> earth; his son<br />
Makhādeva was a great, liberal giver.<br />
35. caturāsīti sahassāni tassa puttapaputtakā<br />
mahārajjaṁ kārayiṁsu Mithilānagare pure. |<br />
35. His sons and grandsons, eighty-four thousand by number, reigned over <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
great kingdom in <strong>the</strong> town <strong>of</strong> Mithilānagara.<br />
36. tesaṁ pacchimako rājā Nemiyo Devapūjito<br />
balacakkavatti rājā sāgarantamahīpati. |<br />
36. The last <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se kings was Nemiya, honoured by <strong>the</strong> surname Deva, a<br />
universal monarch, a lord <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> whole earth which <strong>the</strong> ocean surrounds. [132]<br />
37. Nemiyaputto Kalārajanako, tassa putto Samaṅkaro,<br />
Asoko nāma so rājā muddhāvasittakhattiyo. 105 |<br />
37. Nemiya’s son was Kalārajanaka; his son was Samaṅkura; (<strong>the</strong>n followed)<br />
king Asoka, an inaugurated prince.<br />
38. caturāsīti sahassāni tassa puttapaputtakā<br />
mahārajjaṁ kārayiṁsu Bārāṇasipuruttame. |<br />
38. His sons and grandsons, eighty-four thousand by number, reigned over <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
great kingdom in Bārāṇasī, best <strong>of</strong> towns.<br />
104 Purindo A B G, [Puri]ndo N, Purindado Z, Sudinno F, Mahāv. Ṭīkā: – Mahāv. Ṭīkā:<br />
Tāmalittiyanāmamhi nagare.<br />
105 Samaṅkuro A B c G2, Mah. Ṭīkā:
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