Ekamat eka rataka raja kenekuta putrayek upanna lu. Brahmanayin
genwa me kumarayage handahana liyawanta baradun wita kumaraya
wædi-wiya pæmununama rata æra-yanta tibena bawa rajjuruwanta dænun
dunnama rajjuruwo kumarayawa udu-mahal-tale kamarayaka ita su-rækiwa
inta sælæssuwa lu. Me ladaru kumaraya taramak loku wi keli-sellam
adiyehi yedi dawas yawana kalayedi withiye wikunanta gena-yannawu iti
aswayek dæka uwa aragana denta kiya piya-rajjuruwanta sæla-kala kalhi
piya-rajjuruwo aswayawa mila di rægena tama putrayata dunna lu. Me
aswaya piyapat dekakin yuktawu guwanehi igilenta puluwankama æti ekek
wiya. Me aswaya gattata pasu swalpa kalayak sita kumaraya taramak loku
wunama kisiwek-hatawat no-hangawa iti aswayage upakarayen igili yanta
giya lu. Itin sastrakara-Brahmanayinge kimat sæbae wiya. Kumaraya
aswayage balayen igilligana gos tawat raja kenekunge maligawata
mal amuna dena mahalu ammandi kenekuge gedarata giya lu. Mehidi
iti aswayawa kotanada sangawa mal-ammage gedara sitimin raja gedara
toraturu siyallama mal-ammagen asa dæna-gatta lu. Mese dænagana tika
kalak sita rajjuruwange diyaniyan sitina udu-mahal-tale kamara adiya
dænagana laksanawu kumarikawak sitina kamarayakata ratri kalayedi
iti aswayagen gos kumarikawata genat tibuna kaema bimadiya ka bi
kipa dawasakma no-hangawa yanta giya lu. Kumarikawada kamarayata ae
nida-gattata pasu kawuru-namut æwit gihin tibena bawa dæna pasuwa da
no-nida bala sitiya lu. Ewita kumaraya æwit kaema bimadiya anubhawa
karana-kota kumari kaduwa eka atakin aragana kumarayawa eka atakin
alwagena "Topa kawudæyi" kiya æsuwa lu. Kumarayat raja pawulakata ayiti
kenek bawa danwa ae samaga katha-bas-kota yalu-wi aewa kara-kara
bandintat giwisagana ita pasuwa dawaswaladit enta patan-gatta
lu. Itin me kumariwa saema dawaswalama udeta kirana siritak tibuna
lu. Kumaraya enta wunata pasuwa dawaswaladi kumarige bara kramayen
wædi-wegana gos ae bada-gæbbarin siti bawa rajjuruwo dænagana kumari
samaga amatyayage mitra-satthawayak ætæyi sita amatyayawa maranta
niyama-kala lu. Amatyayada ita sokayata pæmina sitina kalayedi
rajjuruwange anikut duru æwi[t] "Ita sokayakin sitinne mandæyi"
kiya amatyayagen æsu wita siyalu toraturuma owunta dænun dunna
lu. E kumarikawan ræs-wi æmættayawa galawana pinisa mese upakramayak
yeduwa lu enam amatyayage nam dosayak næta kawuru-namut pita-kenek
mona upakramayakin namut kumari samipayata enawa ætæyi sita nana
suwanda pæn oruwe wisa dama raja wasala doratuwe tibena pokune mura
tibba lu. Kumaraya æwit kumarige kamareta yanta prathama suwanda pæn
naewama ohuta wisa pattu-wi duwagana gos pokune pænnama murakarayo
ohuwa alla-gatta lu. Me kumarayawa alwagana gos rajjuruwanta karana
terum kara-dunnama æmættayawa bera kumarayawa maranta niyama-kala
lu. Kumarayawa wada-karuwo genayana wita "Mage wastuwak tibenawaya
eka topata aragana dennan (sic)" kiya gahakata nægi ehi kola aturehi
palamuwen taba sangawa tibuna iti aswayawa aragana igilli-diwwa
lu. Mese madak dura gos næwati ratri kalayehi næwatat raja wasalata
æwit kumariyawat anda-gasagana maha wanantarayak mædin yanakota
kumarita bada-rudawa sædunama bimata bæsa aewa nawatwa ita onae karana
behet adi upakarana gena ena pinisa swamipa gramayakata gos iti
aswayawa kadayak langa taba tawat kadekata gihin enakota kade langa
gindarak tibi iti aswayawa diya-wi gos tibuna dutuwa lu. Iti aswaya
næti-wunayin pasu kumariya siti tænata me kumarayata yanta bæri-wuna
lu. Kumarida wanantrayedi putrayek wada "Asat-purusawu kumarayage
putrayawat mata epaya" kiyala daruwawat dama gam samipayakata ae
giya lu. Me kumarige piya wanantaraye dadayamata giya kalayedi me
ladaruwawa sambhawi raja gedarata genat æti-kala lu. Me ladaruwage
maw wana kumarikawi kanya pantiyakata bændi wasaya-karana kalayedi
me æti-karagatta lamaya wædi-wiya pæmina saranayak soya gos tamagema
maeniyo dæka aewa kara-kara bandinta adahas kala lu. Mese sita tun
dawasakma sarana wicaranta yanta pitat-wuna wita marggayedi bada
wi tun dawasedima hæri awa lu. Eka dawasak aswaya pita nægi sarana
wicaranta yana gamanedi kurul pætaw wagayak aswayata paegi kirilli
kumarayata mese bænna lu enam "Mu muge mo ganta yanawa madiwata mage
pætaw tikat mara-dæmmaya" kiya bænna lu. Me dawasedi bada wuna nisa
apasu hæri æwit ita pasuwa da giya lu. Eda yanakota elu pætiyekwa
aswayata paegi eludenat "Muge amma ganta yanawa madiwata ape pætaw
mara-dæmuwaya" kiya bænna lu. Tunweni dawasedit yanakota pera sema
bada wuna lu. Me kumaraya mese kanya pantiyenma saranayak sewwe
ohu hadagat purusayek nisa kisikenek sarana no-dena bæwinya. Mita
pera eka dawasak sellampaledi "Awajatakayayayi" anikut lamayin
wisin kiwama ohuwa æti-karagatta rajjuruwangen ohuge de-maw-piyo
koyidæyi asa wanantaraye sita ohuwa genat hadagat bawa dænagana
tibuna lu. Itin tunweni dawasedit bada wela e gæna no-salaka sarana
wicaranta gos tamage maeniyo bawa madakwat no-dæna aege utpattiye sita
kanya pantiyata a kalaya dakwa waga tu[n]ga asa "Wanantaraye ahawal
palatedi samba-wi tibenne mawa tamayi e nisa me mage maeniyo tamayi"
kiya. Dænagana aranci karagana gos tamage piyawat soyagana æwit
ohuge siyawu hewat ohuge maeniyange piya wana rajjuruwange aewaemen
rajjayatada pat-wi raja pawulakin kara-kara bænda yahatin kal yæwwa lu.
Ratmalana, Western Province.
Corrections.--Page 424, line 7, for pustuhan read puluhan.
Line 9, for pustuwani read puluwani.