මධ්‍ය·මණ්ඩලය, n. central region: මධ්‍යදේශය. According to Buddhists, the centre of the‍ Universe, viz. the middle of Jambudwipa. It was in this region—South Behar—that Gautama assumed Buddhaship and where the sacred bo tree stood and the kusa grass Previous page Next page Back to the Search Page   |   Back to the DDSA Page Charles Carter: A Sinhalese-English dictionary. Previous page Next page -- 476 -- became a throne and seat for his repose, and where he began his career of proclaiming his doctrines to the world.

ම, suf. emphatic particle, as ඔහුම he himself, මේකම this very thing.

මගුල්·කපුවා, n. king's barber or dresser or valet; messenger sent to invite to a marriage; match-maker.

මන්මද්, මන්මදා, n. ap. of Cupid.

මන්ත්‍රි·ධූරය, n. function of counsellor, counsellorship, senatorship.

මහානුභාවය, n. great power or influence or efficacy.

මන්‍දාගතිය, n. (මන්‍ද insufficient, අග්නිය fire), want of appetite, dyspepsia, බඩගින්න අඩුබව, අජීර්‍ණය.

මුව·මස්, n. venison, දඩයම්මස්.

මෘගකම, n. brutishness, foulness.

මහාජන, &c., a., මහාජනයා, it. See මහජන &c. and මහජනයා.