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Gradually arriving, knowing the place, Near Polonnaruwa; The great hero caused to be built A strong, excellent camp. 51. The brave Cholas, harsh, Stationed here and there, all of them; Gathered to fight In Polonnaruwa. 52. Coming out of the city, Going outside, the Cholas Made a great battle; Defeated and frightened, They entered their own city. 53. Guarding the remaining city gates, Relying on the gate towers; With great zeal, they waged A terrifying great battle. 54. Fighting for a month and a half, Besieging that city; The great army of the king Was unable to conquer it. 55. The great heroes of the great king, Great warriors of great strength; Great soldiers of great pride, Ravideva, Cala, and others. 56. Having scaled the wall, Entering the city swiftly; In a moment, all the Tamils They utterly destroyed. 57. Thus having gained victory, King Vijayabahu at that time; Caused his command to be proclaimed By drum in the great city. 58. Hearing that, the destruction Of his own army, the Chola king; Thinking "the Sinhalese are powerful," Did not send more troops. 59. The hero, having utterly destroyed The chief Cholas; The wise one, having well established All the royal states; Delighted exceedingly in the excellent Anuradhapura; In the fifteenth year, The chief king went. In the Mahavamsa, made for the pleasure And spiritual emotion of good people, The fifty-sixth chapter named "The Journey to Anuradhapura," And the fifty-seventh chapter named "The Act of Unification." 1. For the protection of Lanka, Ministers, strong and esteemed warriors; He appointed in order, All around. 2. For the coronation ceremony, Many tasks such as palaces; Saying "these tasks must be accomplished," He entrusted to a minister. 3. Saluting those worthy of veneration, In many places; Having spent three months, He went to Polonnaruwa again. 4. The renowned commander, Named Adimalaya; A direct enemy 5. Ganga came to Matthayu, taking all the army; Andu, known as dull-witted, to a village near the city. 6. The King of Lanka, having gone there, having removed that arrogant one; Went to Pulatthinagara, bringing that army under control. 7. The position of Yuvaraja, being calm, he caused to be written; He, for seventeen years, the wise best of men. 8. Then, having approached Anuradhapura city, according to custom; Having experienced, knowing the ritual, the great festival of anointing. 9. Unwavering in evil deeds, well-established in noble work; He, in the eighteenth year, well-established, caused to be written. 10. Then, having come, he resided in the excellent Pulatthinagara; He was known by the name Sirisaṅghabodhi. 11. He appointed his younger brother Virabahu to the sub-kingship; And giving the southern country, he gathered him according to custom. 12. Then to his youngest brother, Jayabahu, the king; Giving the position of Adipada, he also gave the country of Rohana. 13. All positions to all ministers, as appropriate; Having given, in the kingdom, according to justice, he arranged to collect taxes. 14. That which had long been neglected, that compassionate king; Caused to proceed according to Dhamma, firm in Dhamma, judgment. 15. Thus, having removed many collections of enemy thorns; While constantly ruling the kingdom, the excellent king of Lanka. 16. And the lord of the umbrella-bearers, and the leader of the Dhamma-house; And likewise the lord of the merchants, these three brothers. 17. Having become hostile to the king, having fled to Jambudipa; Landed in Lanka in the nineteenth year. 18. All of them, the country of Rohana, all the Malaya district; And all the southern side, they suddenly overturned. 19. Nipuṇa, having gone to Rohana, and likewise to the Malaya district; Slaying many enemy people there, here and there. 20. Having completely pacified it, having placed ministers there; Dakkhiṇa, to the southern country, himself having gone, with a great army. 21. Having sent the minister, born of the Aṇībhātu lineage. Having seized them in fierce battle, the hero, your enemies, 22. Having impaled them on stakes, he made Lanka free of thorns; Having made it secure, he returned to Pulatthipura. 23. The queen, ruler of the earth, residing in the Cola country; Having freed herself from the Cola's grasp, together with her daughter, the princess, 24. Named Līlāvatī, she swiftly boarded a ship; Having landed on the island of Lanka, she then saw the lord of Lanka. 25. Having heard her lineage, and knowing her pure descent; The king anointed Līlāvatī as his chief queen. 26. She, by that king, the chief queen, bore a daughter; The lord of the earth named her Yasodharā. 27. The king gave his daughter to Vīravamma, along with the Merukandara country; She bore two daughters. 28. The elder, with the same name, became the mother of the earth; The younger of the two was named Sugalā. 29. A charming girl, born of the lineage of the Kaliṅga ruler, Named Tilokasundarā, a delicate princess. 30. The king, desiring the long-lasting continuation of his lineage, Sent for her from the Kaliṅga country, and anointed her as chief queen. 31. Subhaddā and Sumittā, and also Lokanāthā by name; Ratanāvalī and Rūpavatī, these were his five daughters. 32. And a son, Vikkhambāhu, she bore, endowed with auspicious marks; She attained prosperity in offspring, fulfilling the king's wish. 33. In the other royal households, among the women of equal family; No pregnancy occurred, by that king. 34. Then one day the king, in the midst of his ministers; Examined all his daughters in order. 35. Except for Ratanāvalī, among the nine remaining daughters; He saw no auspicious mark indicating the birth of a son. 36. The expert in marks, seeing no such mark, filled with affection; Called Ratanāvalī, and kissed her on the head. 37. By her glory and virtues, by her wisdom and bravery; She surpassed all kings, both past and future. 38. Always l a single parasol, without fear, capable of protecting, and of ruling well. 39. He said softly, "This womb will be the birthplace of a son, of excellent and many virtues." 40. Though the king of Kalinga had many daughters, that king, proud of his lineage, did not give his younger sister. 41. He commanded King Pandu, who was of pure lineage, and gave his younger sister, the queen, the name Mitta. 42. She bore three sons: Manabharana, Kitti, Sirimegha, and Sirivallabha by name. 43. The lord of the earth gave Subhadda to Virabahu, and Sumitta to Jayabahu, with great care. 44. He gave his daughter Ratanavali to Manabharana, and Lokanatha to Kitti Sirimegha. 45. He gave his daughters, named Rupavati and Paravati, to Sirivallabha, and the maiden Sugala. 46. When the sons of King Bandhu, named Madhukannava, Bhimaraja, and Balakkara, came to Sihapura, 47. the king, seeing them, was then filled with joy; he gave each of them a suitable livelihood. 48. All of them, having received honor and respect, constantly pleased the king and lived as they wished. 49. Among these princes, he gave the youngest, Sundari, to Vikamabahu, who was established in his own lineage. 50. Furthermore, Vikamabahu then gave Lilavati, with her wealth, to his relatives, devoted to their welfare. 51. Thus, the king, having completely bestowed wealth upon his own people, the compassionate one, acted for the welfare of his relatives, in accordance with the path of policy. The fifty-seventh chapter, named "The Collection of Support," in the Mahavamsa, made for the joy and emotion of good people. The fifty-eighth chapter, "The Collection of Worldly and Religious Support." 1. Having chosen all noble people, the king gathered them and appointed them for his protection, according to custom. 2. He built a strong and high wall in Pulatthinagara, many-gated. adorned with warriors skilled in battle. 3. Surrounded by a wide, deep moat; Possessing high, level ground, difficult for enemies to assault. 4. With the intention of establishing the Dispensation, due to the insufficient number of bhikkhus to complete the ordination ceremony. 5. He sent envoys with gifts to his friend, King Anuruddha, in the Rāmañña country. 6. Then, having commanded those bhikkhus, masters of the Three Piṭakas, endowed with virtues like morality, and approved by the Elders. 7. The king, having honored them with magnificent offerings, arranged for many to receive pabbajjā and upasampadā. 8. And having had the Three Piṭakas recited many times with commentaries, he illuminated the Dispensation of the Conqueror, which was declining in Laṅkā. 9. Within the city of Putatthi, here and there, having built many beautiful monasteries. 10. He settled bhikkhus there, from the three fraternities, and satisfied them with magnificent four requisites. 11. Adorned with charming walls and moats of crystal pillars, and resplendent with excellent five-storied palaces. 12. Beautifully adorned with rows of dwellings all around, and with bright, spacious, and uncrowded excellent gateways. 13. Having built a monastery, devoted to the Three Jewels, he bestowed it upon the community of bhikkhus from the three fraternities. 14. For the sustenance of the Saṅgha, he gave the entire district of Aḷisāraka, together with its inhabitants and net-makers. 15. Having settled many hundreds of bhikkhus there, he constantly provided them with magnificent four requisites. 16. Having built a charming and precious Tooth Relic House, he always held great festivals for the Tooth Relic. 17. He also translated the Dhammasaṅgaṇī, which is free from errors of calculation, in a beautiful Dharma hall. 18. Performing various offerings like dancing, perfumes, and garlands, he, with a head full of faith, venerated the Fully Enlightened One. 19. That hero, a brave man on earth, who came from Jambudīpa, satisfied many with gifts of wealth, being a generous giver. the lord. 20. He, to the speakers of the Good Dhamma,