දසිස් දිනා රුපු රජුන් නසා
ලොව තෙදින් තමා නතු කලෙන් මෙමා
එද එවන් ලොවින් ලද දිනූ දෙයක් වෙද
තවත් එවන් රුපු කැලක් විනා..
අදින් මතුව යලි සටන් වදින්නට
රජෙක් නොමැති සිහ අසුන් අරා
සුසුම් නලින් මිස සිතින් බෑර නොව
හිඳිම් මගේ දුක කිරුල දරා..
දිනූ විසල් ලොව සිතින් හරින්නෙමි
උතුම් මිනිස්කම මවෙත රඳා
මගේ දෙපා මුල වැටී මෙසේ මම
කියම් මගේ දුක මටම හඞා..
ලොව තෙදින් තමා නතු කලෙන් මෙමා
එද එවන් ලොවින් ලද දිනූ දෙයක් වෙද
තවත් එවන් රුපු කැලක් විනා..
අදින් මතුව යලි සටන් වදින්නට
රජෙක් නොමැති සිහ අසුන් අරා
සුසුම් නලින් මිස සිතින් බෑර නොව
හිඳිම් මගේ දුක කිරුල දරා..
දිනූ විසල් ලොව සිතින් හරින්නෙමි
උතුම් මිනිස්කම මවෙත රඳා
මගේ දෙපා මුල වැටී මෙසේ මම
කියම් මගේ දුක මටම හඞා..
King Ashoka (Short Summery)
Ashoka (Devanāgarī: अशोकः, IAST: Aśokaḥ, IPA: [aɕoːkə(hə)], 304 BCE – 232 BCE) was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from 273 BCE to 232 BCE. Often cited as one of India's as well as world's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests. His empire stretched from present-day Pakistan, Afghanistan in the west, to the present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of Assam in the east, and as far south as the brahmagiri in Karnataka. He could conquer the kingdom named Kalinga,which no one in his dynasty could conquer starting from Chandragupt Maurya. His reign was headquartered in Magadha (present-day Bihar, India). He embraced Buddhism from the prevalent Vedic tradition after witnessing the mass deaths of the war of Kalinga, which he himself had waged out of a desire for conquest. He was later dedicated in the propagation of Buddhism across Asia and established monuments marking several significant sites in the life of Gautama Buddha. Ashoka in human history is often referred as the emperor of all ages. Ashoka was a devotee of ahimsa (nonviolence), love, truth, tolerance and vegetarianism. Ashoka is remembered in history as a philanthropic administrator.In the history of India Ashoka is referred to as Samrath Chakravartin Ashoka- the Emperor of Emperors Ashoka.
His name "aśoka" means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit (a= no/without, soka= sorrow or worry). In his edicts, he is referred to as Devānāmpriya (Devanāgarī: देवानांप्रिय)/Devānaṃpiya or "The Beloved Of The Gods", and Priyadarśin (Devanāgarī: प्रियदर्शी)/Piyadassī or "He who regards everyone amiably". Another title of his is Dhamma (prakrit: धम्मः), "Lawful, Religious, Righteous".
Renowned British author and social critic H. G. Wells in his bestselling two-volume work, The Outline of History (1920), wrote of emperor Ashoka:
In the history of the world there have been thousands of kings and emperors who called themselves 'their highnesses,' 'their majesties,' and 'their exalted majesties' and so on. They shone for a brief moment, and as quickly disappeared. But Ashoka shines and shines brightly like a bright star, even unto this day.
Along with the Edicts of Ashoka, his legend is related in the later 2nd century Aśokāvadāna ("Narrative of Asoka") and Divyāvadāna ("Divine narrative"), and in the Sinhalese text Mahavamsa ("Great Chronicle"). Although there are many inscriptions of Ashoka, no coins which can be confidently linked to him have been found. This may be linked to the fact that his contemporary and neighbor Diodotus I has numerous coins but no inscriptions. Moreover, the Kandahar bilingual inscription clearly indicates that Ashoka was the ruler of this area but the coins point to Diodotus-I as the ruler. Ranajit Pal attempts to resolve the problem by suggesting that Ashoka was the same as Diodotus I.[2] He maintains that Patali (28°19'58" La., 57°52'16" Lo.) near Kohnouj and Konarak in the Gulf Area was Patliputra.
After two thousand years, the influence of Ashoka is seen in South Asia and especially the Indian subcontinent. An emblem excavated from his empire is today the national Emblem of India. In the history of Buddhism Ashoka is marked just next to Gautama Buddha.
His name "aśoka" means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit (a= no/without, soka= sorrow or worry). In his edicts, he is referred to as Devānāmpriya (Devanāgarī: देवानांप्रिय)/Devānaṃpiya or "The Beloved Of The Gods", and Priyadarśin (Devanāgarī: प्रियदर्शी)/Piyadassī or "He who regards everyone amiably". Another title of his is Dhamma (prakrit: धम्मः), "Lawful, Religious, Righteous".
Renowned British author and social critic H. G. Wells in his bestselling two-volume work, The Outline of History (1920), wrote of emperor Ashoka:
In the history of the world there have been thousands of kings and emperors who called themselves 'their highnesses,' 'their majesties,' and 'their exalted majesties' and so on. They shone for a brief moment, and as quickly disappeared. But Ashoka shines and shines brightly like a bright star, even unto this day.
Along with the Edicts of Ashoka, his legend is related in the later 2nd century Aśokāvadāna ("Narrative of Asoka") and Divyāvadāna ("Divine narrative"), and in the Sinhalese text Mahavamsa ("Great Chronicle"). Although there are many inscriptions of Ashoka, no coins which can be confidently linked to him have been found. This may be linked to the fact that his contemporary and neighbor Diodotus I has numerous coins but no inscriptions. Moreover, the Kandahar bilingual inscription clearly indicates that Ashoka was the ruler of this area but the coins point to Diodotus-I as the ruler. Ranajit Pal attempts to resolve the problem by suggesting that Ashoka was the same as Diodotus I.[2] He maintains that Patali (28°19'58" La., 57°52'16" Lo.) near Kohnouj and Konarak in the Gulf Area was Patliputra.
After two thousand years, the influence of Ashoka is seen in South Asia and especially the Indian subcontinent. An emblem excavated from his empire is today the national Emblem of India. In the history of Buddhism Ashoka is marked just next to Gautama Buddha.
ධර්මාශෝක අධිරාජයා: බුදු සමයේ දේශාන්තර ව්‍යාප්තිය
ධර්මාශෝක අධිරාජයා:බෞද්ධ ආභාසය