Lizard, and iguana, 24;
conquers tiger, 448;
killed by Vaeddā, 25
Lotus as life-index, 254;
pool, 35, 85, 297, 298, 307
Louse and bug, 30
Lucky and unlucky days, 9
Madahapola, P. B., story by, 5, 27
Mādampērāla, his cultivation and marriages, 146, 147
Madura K. falls in love with mother, 197
Maḍuwa, 160
Maerum kanawā, 262
Magical, articles:—Areka-nut, 375;
arrow, 375;
art, 197, 199;
bead, 405, 408, 409;
bird, 134, 401;
boat, 133, 134, 267;
bow and arrow, 65;
bridle, 409;
cap, 135;
car, flying, 197;
cat and parrot, 133;
cock, 402, 405, 407–409;
cord, 402, 403, 406, 408–410;
crocodile, 408;
fishes, 408, 409;
flower, 437;
food, 434;
fowl, 402, 408, 409;
frog, 403;
garden, 402;
garments, 252;
grain of corn, 405;
goat, 408;
hair, 437;
hat, 201 ff.;
horse, flying, 134, 198, 199;
horse, 402, 408, 409;
jackal, 405, 407;
life, 79, 177;
limes, 227;
mosquito, 408;
necklace, 404; 408;
obstacles, 124, 125, 434;
oil, 179;
ring, 129, 131–134, 360, 361, 403, 404;
rosary, 409;
sandal tree, 177;
shoes, 135;
spells, 70, 78, 79, 119, 133, 134, 151, 163, 164, 177–179, 226, 227, 267, 301, 307, 340, 357, 358, 375, 407, 409, 437, 448;
stone, 177;
sword, 358;
talisman, 135;
thread, 79, 163, 164, 227;
tiger, 408;
tree, 177;
turtle shell, 301, 302.
Power, 62, 408, 410;
of Gaṇa, 53;
of Nāga maidens, 365, 366;
of Nāga or snake’s ring, 129, 130–134;
to create raw-rice, 123–125;
put into thread, 79,
stone, 177.
Transformations, 401–410
Magula or man̆gula, 69, 146, 343
Mahagē, and paramour, 217, 218;
or mother-in-law escapes burning and gets thieves’ booty, 226, 228
Mahinda IV., K., on powers of Assessors, 446
Maina carries Prince, 443;
young killed by cobra, 443
Mālu, 385
Malwatta High Priest on old coins, 454
Man, and crocodile, 446;
and greedy wife, 99–101;
and leopard or tiger, 447;
and snake, 447;
becomes K., 372;
bird form of, 445;
burnt in watch-hut, 161;
carried in bag by demon, 445,
by vulture, 81;
disguised deposes Khan, 135;
enslaved through gambling, 284;
frightens enemy, 371, 372,
tiger, 448;
kills and cooks demon’s daughter, 455;
kills lioness, 219,
monkey and parrot that saved his life, 182;
long-haired, 132;
personates Yakā, 161 ff.;
returns to be eaten, 172;
saves Princess, 371;
thought a demon, 180, 445
Marambe, A. J. W., on Kandian measures, 456
Mārayā assists Vedarāla, 105, 339;
cheated by him, 340, 341;
present at death-beds, 339
Mariyada Rāman, 111;
detects deity, 341
Marriage, conditions, 99, 220, 221, 320, 361, 362;
custom, alleged, 91, 188, 317;
in church, 269;
of Prince to Siṭu girl a disgrace, 325;
polyandrous, 18, 21, 158, 159;
postponed, 132–134, 197, 198, 268;
to seven sisters in succession, 146;
to sword, 320, 434;
without ceremony, 99, 141
Massa or Masurama, 106, 127–129, 136–138, 155, 241, 253–255, 273, 305, 313–315, 328–330, 366, 453, 454;
double, 454, 455;
golden, 386, 387, 453, 454;
pretended, 240, 241
Mātalāna, his robberies and tricks, 347 ff.
Māyama, 115
Measures, Kandian, 456
Medical treatment:—Blindness, 139, 443;
elephant’s madness, 185, 186;
fever, 297, 298;
growth of child, 440;
headache, 372;
pestilence, 37;
pretended illness, 79, 80, 156
Messengers killed, 232
Mice or rats and cat, 447, 448
Mī seeds, magic, 407
Mīdum Ammā, goddess of Rākshasas, 167, 172
Milk, as life-index, 36;
fetched to cure pretended illness, 79, 80
Millet cut by hares, 187
Minister, 153, 154;
and K., 325, 352, 353;
cheats K., 263, 264;
daughter and Princess, 392 ff.;
death sentence, 194;
killed by K., 262;
seizes throne, 264;
stratagem to save Prince, 307, 308
Minister’s son, accompanies Prince into exile, 286, 291;
appointed Minister, 284;
goes with Prince to trade, 272
Mōhinī cheats Batmasurā and saves Śiva, 58, 60
Money:—Anna, 444;
cent, 234–236;
cowry, 444;
dīnār, 215, 320;
earnest, 235;
French, values, 452;
gold, 92, 139, 140, 150, 151;
gold kahāpaṇa, 263, 454;
masurama, 386, 387, 453, 454;
hidden in thigh, 366,
in dung, 150, 151,
in waist-cloth, 137–140;
kahāpaṇa, 450, 454, 455;
larin or ridī, 452, 453;
massa, double, 454, 455;
massa or masurama, 106, 127–129, 136–138, 155, 241, 253–255, 273, 305, 313–315, 328–330, 366, 453, 454;
measures for, 244;
muhr (mohur), 399, 452;
pagoda (warāgan), 131, 408, 455;
paṇama, 453, 455;
pound, 234, 236, 239, 243, 244, 249, 291, 452;
pretended, 240–242;
rix-dollar, 453, 455;
rupee, 139, 151, 201, 216, 243–245, 408, 444, 452, 455;
salliya, 453–455;
shāhi, 452;
silver, 92, 452–455;
tōmān, 452;
tuṭṭuwa, 152, 454, 455
Monk, and bear fœtus, 61;
and pretended Yakā, 164
Monkey, and beggar, 343 ff., 367;
deceives K., 244–247;
frightens cultivators and herdsmen, 247;
killed by man whose life it saved, 182;
kills Yaksanī, 247;
married to Prince, 188;
outwits turtle, 449
Moorman, and Rākshasa, 168, 169;
his cattle, children and goats, 168, 169;
killed by elephant, 337
Mortars, rice, trample crop, 207–209
Mosquito, a goldsmith, 353
Mother-in-law, and daughter-in-law, 225, 228,
burns her, 227–229,
cheats her, 240, 241;
drowned, 224, 228
Mouse-deer, hare and parrot, 3, 4;
induces bulls to fight, 23
Mungawē, 79
Mungus killed by Brāhmaṇa or widow, 27, 28;
kills polan̆gā, 28
Mungus-boy, tricks of, 435
Mutilation, 215, 359, 364, 449;
compact, 71, 72, 75–77
Mutu Kōṭṭē, Pearl Fort, 443
Naekata, 246
Nāga, a Princess, 327;
K. or cobra assists kind, kills unkind Princess, 104,
gives gold and silver articles, 104,
magic ring, 129, 131–134;
power of gem, 129–131
Nāga maiden captured by hiding clothes, 366;
kills K., 135;
long hair, 135;
maidens restore hands and feet, 365, 366,
steal flowers, 365
Nāgārjuna, 409
Nala and Damayantī, 252;
misfortunes due to Kali’s jealousy, 252
Names of husband and wife not mentioned, 102
Nayide, former title of Chiefs’ sons, 441
Needlework of Princess, 314, 315;
Q., 115, 116
Nindema, 165
Nobleman (siṭāna), buried, 137;
daughter marries Prince, 377;
son becomes Treasurer, 222;
wife bears turtle, 121, 122
Nonsense tale, 384
Noose of leather or raw hide set for deer, 6, 8, 11, 12
Nose or finger cut off by compact, 71, 72, 75, 76
Nouns, irregularity in terminations, 415;
verbal forms, 416, 417
Obstacles, magic, 434;
bamboo, charcoal, stone, 124, 125;
egg, fat, milk-sack, needles, pot, soap, water, 434
Offering at hidden treasure, 170, 177, 357;
to hill or tree deity, 212, 213, 370, 372;
to Rākshasa, 172.
See Demon
Oilman claims calf as bull’s, 441
Omens:—Cry of crow, 17,
of cock, 51,
of woodpecker, 6, 7, 12;
injury caused to animals, 196, 197;
counteracted by delay, 7, 196
Omitted incidents, 457
Oriole, golden, eaten by eagle, 16
Paddy or rice dust eaten, 123–125, 144, 281, 292
Pǣla, 456
Pagoda (warāgan), 131, 408, 455
Palace created, 105, 130–135, 437;
underground, 358
Pāñcika, General or K. of demons, 35
Paṇḍitayā killed cobra and saved K., 27
Paṇḍukābhaya K., story of, 438
Paramour, 118–120, 176, 212–218, 296–298, 345, 346, 372
Parrot, and hare, 3;
accompanies Prince, 296–298;
assists Brāhmaṇa, 131;
bought by Prince, 128;
escapes from net, 441;
friend of Rākshasa, 180–182;
kept by Rākshasa, 172–174;
out of sea, 133;
recovers Princess and ring, 130, 131
Participle, form of, 417
Pārvatī curses Gaṇa, 53;
unable to enrich Brāhmaṇa, 398, 399
Pāṭaliputra, 334
Peacock, wooden flying, 90
Pearl Fort, 443;
pearls in hidden treasure, 177,
vomited by birds, 455
Pearson, Dr. J., on name of water-snake, 186
People taken alive out of fishes, 385
Percival, Capt., on coins, 455
Pestilence cured by flower offering, 37
Pigs assist youth who saved them, 361, 362
Pinkama for beggars and cripples, 92
Piśāca kills boy, 448