Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... elephant Kandula after him . Nandimitta , in order that he might arrest the charging elephant , seizing his two tusks in both his hands , planted him on his haunches . " Wherever the place , and whatever the circumstance under which the ...
... elephant Kandula after him . Nandimitta , in order that he might arrest the charging elephant , seizing his two tusks in both his hands , planted him on his haunches . " Wherever the place , and whatever the circumstance under which the ...
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... elephant , hurled it inwards . The elephant witnessing this feat , overwhelmed with gratitude , " for the first time forgave him for the mortification of having thrown him by his tusks . This lord of elephants Kandula , in order that he ...
... elephant , hurled it inwards . The elephant witnessing this feat , overwhelmed with gratitude , " for the first time forgave him for the mortification of having thrown him by his tusks . This lord of elephants Kandula , in order that he ...
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... elephant Kandula , set out to give him battle . The warrior Ummada Phussadeva , the most expert archer in the land ... elephant seeking that field of triumph , is receding . O king , he will make his stand on the spot where victory ...
... elephant Kandula , set out to give him battle . The warrior Ummada Phussadeva , the most expert archer in the land ... elephant seeking that field of triumph , is receding . O king , he will make his stand on the spot where victory ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
Copyright | |
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