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He himself went to kill Aggabodhi in other mountains. 62. The mighty one, having brought all Rohaṇa under his control; Fought with him and took his wife Saṅghā. 63. From then on, happy, those three people were united; Trusting each other, they lived as they pleased. 64. He built the Vāpārani monastery, and the Māṇaggabodhi monastery; And the Sabhattuddesa-bhoga in the Atiyuttara monastery. 65. In the Hatthikucchi monastery, and again in the Piṭṭhika monastery; In the Mahādīpa college, and the Vāhadīpaka palace. 66. At the gate of the Thūpārāma house, which was dilapidated; He made it new there, and replaced the pillars. 67. Having performed such merits, and merits according to his ability; In his fortieth year, he passed away according to his kamma. 68. Then the viceroy became king, Aggabodhi, glorious; He was the son of Mahinda, the wise chief minister. 69. He protected the Dispensation and the world appropriately; He anointed his son Mahinda as viceroy. 70. He built a new and strong house for the Mahābodhi, which was old; He built two monasteries, Kaḷanda and Mallavātaka. 71. With earnestness in righteous deeds, he purified the Buddha's Dispensation; Vin desiring, by the Dhamma, he cut down those who caused trouble. 72. Medicine for the sick, and auspiciousness for the inauspicious; In the entire island of Lanka, he himself arranged. 73. He gave ticket-meals, to those dwelling in the three fraternities; And food for the rag-robe wearers, suitable and very precious. 74. Having done such deeds, he lived with confidence; He passed away after six years, while dwelling in Pulatthinagara. 75. Before that, he had a son, who was the sub-king; He had died, it is said, and so the kingdom was then without an heir. 76. There was a son named Mahinda, of King Silāmegha; Fit for kingship, greatly meritorious, and skilled in gathering the people. 77. On the day of his birth, the king asked the astrologers; And hearing from them that he was fit for kingship, they declared it. 78. Having given them good wealth, he concealed that news; Then, when he reached maturity, he made him a general. 79. Having made the kingdom entirely his own, he ruled; He, the great wise one, administered the royal duties righteously. 80. Even after his death, therefore, he did not accept the generalship from the one named Aggabodhi, knowing the policy, his hand. 81. At that time, he had gone for some royal business; He was dwelling by the seashore, in the port of Mahātittha. 82. Hearing of his uncle's death, he came quickly; Lest robbers seize the kingdom, and destroy the city. 83. Then in the northern region, the provincial rulers with their states; Having seized that region, made it a land without royal tribute. 84. Hearing that, Mahāsena, went to the northern region; And having crushed all the provincial rulers with their states. 85. He went to the place of the king's death, and seeing the queen weeping; Having comforted her in due course, he spoke these words. 86. Do not worry, great queen, that my lord is dead; I will protect the island, you shall rule the kingdom. 87. Remaining silent, she assented, the evil-minded one, with affection; Secretly she plotted to kill him, desiring the kingdom as she wished. 88. The general Knowing that, having made her protection, he; Having fought with those birds, he drove away the great multitude. 89. Then having bound the queen, having placed her in a vehicle; Taking her, having gone to that city, he seized the kingdom with its resources. 90. There was also one named Dappula, Of King Silāmegha; A nephew, a great general, A chief, very wealthy. 91. He, having assembled an army, dwelling at Kāḷavāpi; Went to the Saṅgagāma region to make war. 92. The general, hearing that news, with his equipped army; And taking that queen, went there immediately. 93. There was a battle there for them, hair-raising for both; The chief, then seeing his army falling behind. 94. Fleeing, he ascended the Acchasela mountain with his army; Having driven him away there, the general lived happily. 95. Hearing the city was empty, the provincial chiefs in the north; All gathered in the country, and then seized the city. 96. He indeed repelled them, a hero of steadfast might; Then having come to the city, he ruled the kingdom according to custom. 97. For the community of monks, for the people, for fish, for deer and birds; For relatives, for the army, he performed all that was to be done. 98. Afterwards, Dappula, having gained strength, went to Malaya; And having summoned his two nephews from Rohaṇa. 99. Taking all the districts and provinces, with a large army; Having come to the city at night, he spread out like the ocean. 100. The army surrounded the city, shouting all around; With the neighing of horses, with the trumpet calls of elephants. 101. With the sounds of musical instruments, and the roar of trumpets; And the shouts of warriors, the sky did not then split. 102. Then the general, seeing the great army, rejoiced; He announced that situation to his own army. 103. These three princes, taking a great army; Have surrounded our city, but what is to be done here by you? 104. Thus addressed, the brave warriors, eager for battle, said to him; "We are your servants, O Lord, even in the day..." life is not. 105. When such a time came, those who desired life were left behind; "Why do you nourish us, lord, for such a short time, not as we wish?" 106. Thus spoken, full of zeal, he gathered his forces at night; At dawn, mounting an elephant, he performed his task. 107. Exiting through one gate, falling like a thunderbolt; With ten thousand men, he waged a fierce battle. 108. That army of the chieftain, scattered here and there; Gathered together, he announced their defeat. 109. Taking the survivors, the chieftain, though proud; Was defeated in the forenoon, and fled to Rohaṇa. 110. The two princes, who had come from Rohaṇa at that time; He captured alive, and taking them, went to the city. 111. Thus victorious, the hero, the island becoming peaceful; To subdue the eastern country, he sent his forces with vehicles. 112. They too went to that country, and also the northern country; Subduing them quickly, they gathered a great army. 113. The king also made that great queen his wife; Thinking, "It is not possible to abandon or kill her." 114. Following their cohabitation, a pregnancy was established; She gave birth to a son, endowed with auspicious and meritorious marks. 115. She became very dear to the king, and from then on, he too; Gave that son the viceroyalty with all its enjoyments. 116. The chieftains, stationed in the eastern country, hearing this; "He is ours without him," both becoming united. 117. With armies on both sides, and great wealth; Calling the allied brother, and from the Rohaṇa country. 118. They, the mighty ones, made their dwelling on the bank of the Gaṅgā; The king, hearing all this, and the regional rulers here and there. 119. Having appeased and captured, killing some of the wicked; Giving protection to the city, he arranged what was to be done well. 120. Taking a great army, and also that chief queen; He established his camp in the village of Mahummāra. 121. Knowing of his arrival, those three chieftains; Who In the village named Viḷāra, a great battle took place. 122. Then King Mahāsena destroyed that army. Dappuḷa fled, his two feet were wounded. 123. Having gained victory there too, the ruler returned to the city. He attended to royal duties, and gave great alms. 124. For the great Bodhi tree, and for the three great caityas, and for the relics, he respectfully made great offerings. 125. Approaching Rohaṇa, Dappuḷa arrived there. He prepared an army to fight the king again. 126. That king, to make the country peaceful for his sons and grandsons, assembled all the bhikkhus at Thūpārāma. 127. And other greatly wise ones, skilled in what is right and wrong, expert in all royal duties, and clever in policy. 128. Having informed them of that matter, he was well advised by them. With a fourfold great army, equipped with all provisions. 129. Having made arrangements everywhere on the island, and in the city, he set out without delay, and went to Māra Mountain. 130. Having crushed that region, he quickly ascended the mountain. Seeing him, all in Rohaṇa, frightened, came under his sway. 131. Then, making a treaty with Dappuḷa, who was proud, he took elephants, horses, and jewels from his hand. 132. And making Gāḷhagaṅga the boundary of the Rohaṇa lords, he took the land below the river and made it royal property. 133. Thus, the greatly powerful one, having made the island free of thorns, returned with a single canopy (of sovereignty), and lived in the city as he pleased. 134. The king built a monastery, Dāmavihāraka. And also Sanniratittha, in the city of Pulatthi, the powerful one. 135. He also built Mahālekha monastery in Abhayācala. And a Ratanapāsāda (Jewel Palace), likewise delightful. 136. Having built it with many floors, like another Vejayanta (palace of Sakka), and with a great wealth of three hundred thousand. 137. And with sixty thousand of Jambonada gold (finest gold), he had an image of the Teacher made, invaluable, adorned with a crest-jewel. 138. And having made offerings with all kinds of gifts. very valuable. All his own kingdom, he gave up in the palace. 139. And having made the Bodhisatta a king, delightful to the mind; He placed stone slabs in the clouds, a beautiful sight for the bhikkhus. 140. For the stupa in the Stupa-Arama, he made a golden casing; Having made a varied band there, with silver in between. 141. And in that very palace, he had the dilapidated one repaired; He had the Abhidhamma recited, after holding a great ceremony. 142. By the mindful Great Elder, who resided in Hemasali; He also had a pond built there for his use. 143.