Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

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mahāvaṃsa
  1. mahā

    great; large; vast; powerful; eminent; noble (used chiefly as the masculine nominative singular of mahanta and as the first member of compounds)

  2. vaṃsa

    bamboo; bamboo tree

Encyclopedia

Mahāvaṃsa
Text

  • The great chronicle of Sri Lanka, begun by Mahānāma Thera and continued by later authors under the title Cūḷavaṃsa down to the British occupation.

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