Note 5 — The Story of Mādampē-rāla

Thereupon, the man began to cut the paddy. Having cut the seven amuṇas (about sixteen acres), and finished, he descended to the unripe paddy5 and began to cut it. Having cut the unripe paddy and finished, he began to cut the young paddy.6 That he cuts with an elephant’s-rib pin.