[1] This may be the modern Balalli-waewa, on the Pādeniya-Anurādhapura road. [↑]

[2] Dippiṭiyalāge gedara. [↑]

[3]

Laka waṭa baedi[4] sawaran̥!

Anē! Mage Laka waṭa baedi sawaran̥!

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[4] There is a play on this word, baedi meaning jungle, while bae[n̆]di, which is sometimes written baedi, means tied, bound. A meaning might be, “The savages of the jungle around Lan̥kā (Ceylon).” [↑]

[5] A line of hairs from the throat to the navel is said to be considered a thing of beauty. [↑]

[6] Bada is for ban̆da. [↑]