Foot Note
2.
Yage: nom. sin. of yaga, Skt. P. yäga.
3.
Dhama : Skt. dharmma, P. dhamma.
4.
Sebaye has been equated with sad-bhävya, the e in the first syllable being due to the influence of ye the last syllable. It is also possible to equate sebaye with sabhaya, "civilised conduct". The syllables se to ma can also be read as se baye nāma and interpreted as: " it is fear indeed ", referring to the sacrifice.
5.
Saga-vaḍama : Saga= Skt. svargga; vaḍama, the verbal noun of vṛdh has been used in the meaning of progress Cf. mod. sin. vaḍinava.
6.
Mica-diṭika= P. micchā-diṭṭhikam; jana is equated with P. jaññā, Skt. jānīyāt.
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Saga-āsā: P. saggāsā, Skt. svarggāsā.
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Ne hakiya: Skt. na śakyaṁ,
9.
Avataya is equated the Skt. form avetya, P. avecca occurring in such phrase as aveccappasāda. See Copenhagen
10.
Ti=Skt. P. iti.
11.
Mathima=Skt. matimān.The second syllable has been wrongly aspirated.
12.
Micadiṭi biṇaka aṭi: Biṇaka is Skt. bhinna with the addition of ka suffix. Aṭi is Skt. ārthin.
13.
Rajakiya-gāma : Māgama was no doubt meant.
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Kaḍa=Skt. kṛta, later Sinhalese kaḷa.
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This traslation was given in 1945, subject to the following proviso: " A number of unfamiliar words occur in this inscription and my interpretation of the may not be final. It might also be possible to divide the words differently.
