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Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon, Volume 2 (of 3)

Note 3 — The Queen and the Beggar

H. (Henry) Parker translation

Some formal auspicious wish, such as, “May you be victorious, O King,” or more simply, “Victory, O Great King.” The word in the text is āsiriwāda, the Tamil āsīrvātam, and Skt. āsīrvāda. ↑

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