[1] This may be the modern Balalli-waewa, on the Pādeniya-Anurādhapura road. [↑]
Laka waṭa baedi[4] sawaran̥!
Anē! Mage Laka waṭa baedi sawaran̥!
[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. [↑]