Sīhala
OtherAlso known as Sīhalā
Le nom donné à Vijaya et ses compagnons, fondateurs du peuple cinghalais, dérivant dit-on du meurtre d un lion par Sīhabāhu, puis appliqué généralement aux habitants du Sri Lanka pour les distinguer des Damiḷā.
The name given to Vijaya and his companions, founders of the Sinhalese race in Sri Lanka.
It is said (Mhv.vii.42; cf. Dpv.ix.1) that Sīhala was the name given to Sīhabāhu because he had killed the lion (sīhaṃ adinnavā iti), and because of their connection with him, Vijaya and his companions were also called Sīhalā.
The word, thereafter, became the name of the inhabitants of Sri Lanka, as opposed to the Damiḷā and others.
The Sīhalā had a lute (vīnā) with very fine strings. KhA.47.
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