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... poem exhibits a king's knowledge of Indian poetics , native poetic tradition and state craft . A few centuries later , Parakkama Ba : hu VI of Kotte , produced a lexicon in Sinhala , Ruvan Mala , as a guide for poets . sound Brahmi ...
... poem exhibits a king's knowledge of Indian poetics , native poetic tradition and state craft . A few centuries later , Parakkama Ba : hu VI of Kotte , produced a lexicon in Sinhala , Ruvan Mala , as a guide for poets . sound Brahmi ...
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... poem conforms to the characteristic features of an epic poem ( maha : ka : vya ) as spelled out in Sanskrit literature . For the benefit of Sinhala scholars these features were listed in a book on Sinhala rhetoric titled Siya - bas ...
... poem conforms to the characteristic features of an epic poem ( maha : ka : vya ) as spelled out in Sanskrit literature . For the benefit of Sinhala scholars these features were listed in a book on Sinhala rhetoric titled Siya - bas ...
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... poetic expression , the king was invited by his Guru to compose a poem in Sinhala on the Dhamma . This poem , known as Asadisada : Kava , is based on a Ja : taka story . It runs to six hundred stanzas divided into six cantos . Its first ...
... poetic expression , the king was invited by his Guru to compose a poem in Sinhala on the Dhamma . This poem , known as Asadisada : Kava , is based on a Ja : taka story . It runs to six hundred stanzas divided into six cantos . Its first ...
Contents
LANKA THE ISLAND KINGDOM | 13 |
MAHA RAJA THE GREAT KING | 22 |
THE KING AND GOOD GOVERNANCE | 32 |
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ancient Anura:dha-pura Ba:hu became become belonged Bo:dhi brother brought Buddha Buddhist building built called capital century ceremony Ceylon chief chronicles claim Colombo considered consort cultural daughter death dynasty English epic father Founder four gave give given hand head important Indian inscriptions island kingdom Kandy Kandyan king king's known land language later literature lived Maha Maha:vansa Malla matter means ministers monks Na:ga officer origins ornaments palace Pali Parakkama Bahu period poem poet political Polonnaruva Portuguese present prince Prof queen ra:ja rain Raja Sinha record referred reign relations religious royal rule Sacred Tooth Sangha Sanskrit says Se:na sent Silva Sinhala Sinhalese Sinhalese kings Siri South Sri Lanka story stupa succession tanks temple term throne Tissa took tree verse Viha:ra Vijaya wife write