අත් මානම, n. aiming or throwing with the hand: a game.

කුරුමානම, n. the act of aiming, aim, (with gun &c.)

බුද්ධ·කෝලාහලය, n. lit. Buddha-tumult: a thousand years before the birth of a Buddha a deva traverses the earth proclaiming with a loud voice the coming event.

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.

මෑනීම, v. n. of මානනවා: aiming at.