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... word has also been used for a similar riddle . udin duvana ' vi ' tōrā evāpan bimin duvana ' vi ' tōrā evāpan gammäda sițina ' vi ' tōrā evapan velē päsena vi ' tōra evapan The four lines request answers for the word ' vi 79.
... word has also been used for a similar riddle . udin duvana ' vi ' tōrā evāpan bimin duvana ' vi ' tōrā evāpan gammäda sițina ' vi ' tōrā evapan velē päsena vi ' tōra evapan The four lines request answers for the word ' vi 79.
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... udin duvana ' vi'_giravi novedo ? bimin duvana ' vi ' hāvi novedo ? gammȧda sițina ' vi ' radavi novēdō ? vele päsena ' vi ' māvi novedo ? The answers for the lines are as follows : ( 1 ) giravi ( 2 ) havi ( 3 ) radavi ( 4 ) mavi = the ...
... udin duvana ' vi'_giravi novedo ? bimin duvana ' vi ' hāvi novedo ? gammȧda sițina ' vi ' radavi novēdō ? vele päsena ' vi ' māvi novedo ? The answers for the lines are as follows : ( 1 ) giravi ( 2 ) havi ( 3 ) radavi ( 4 ) mavi = the ...
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according actually advice alliteration alphabet ancient answer apparently aspirates associated awareness becomes beginning believed Buddha Buddhist called carry child connected considered contains conversation described doctrine English fact field final five folk folklore four fruit give given guru hand held idea implies indicate initial kind king knowledge known language learning letters listener literacy literally living liya mala māra meaning monk necessary offerings one's original pair Pali papilla particular person phrase possess pota practice presented proverb pupil referred regarding reply respect rice riddle runs saki Sanskrit sermons signs similar Sinhala alphabet Sinhala society Sinhalese sometimes sound speak Sri Lanka stands story suggests taken teacher temple term traditional traditional Sinhala translated transposition treated tree usage usually verse villager virtues woman word writing written