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Ravindra Ranasinha
(A document in Sinhala language)

,xldfõ l,dj weiqr lsÍu" ksrej;" foaYmd,kh

yd
jeisls,s weúiaiSu

rúkaø rKisxy úisks

wms l,dj weiqre lrkak mgka .kak fldg
fndfyduhla foaj, ;sfhk we;=,dka;h fmakak
.kakjd' ñksia weiqrhs l,d weiqrhs lshk fofla lsisu
fjkila keye lsh,hs ug ysf;kafka' f,dal ;,fha
ñksiaiqhs" Tjqkaf.a l,djhs wfkaldldr úÈyg lerls
lerls" i¾ms,dldrj wuq;= wuq;= úÈfya m%Nd rYaóka
úysod yer ;sfhk nj fmakjd' l,dj lsõju tl
f¾Ldjla we|,d fmkakkak neß ksid fï l,djhs
ñksiaiqhs fudk f,daflka fldfyka weú;a wmsg l;d
lrkjdo lsh,d wmsgj;a ys;d.kak neye' fïf.d,af,da
lr,d ;sfhk jev .ek wms ;lafiare lrkak hkjg jvd fyd|hs tajd ú¢k tl'
ux leue;shs zú¢kjdZ lshk jpkhg' ta jpkh wysxilhs' tal mKaä;udKs
keye' l,dj ksid ys;g yE,a¨jla we;sfjkak ´fka' l,dj T¨ f.ähg johla
lr.kak ´fka keye lsh,hs uu lshkafka ' iuyre bkakjd l,dj lsõju mD;=ú
;,fha m;=,gu ls|d neye,d uyd ;shß §,d uq¿ l,dju wk,d odk lÜáh'
tfyu jevla keye' ;shß yokafka f,dalh ixl,amhla yeáhg f;areï.kak
yok wEfhda' uu kï f,dalh ixl,amhla yeáhg fldfydu;a i,lkafka keye'
wka;sug fï ixl,am yok ñksiaiq msiaiq yeÈ,d k;r fjkafka' ke;a;x wek
fldgd .kakjd' f,dalh ;sfhk yeáhg iam¾Y lr,d isk÷
s o ke;skï lfGdar o
lsh,d f;areï .;a;du ú;rla fyd|gu iEfykjd' iuyrekag lfGdar fjk
foaj,a ;j;a lÜáhlg isks÷ fjkak mq¿jka' yeufoau idfmalaIhs lsh,dfka
lshkafka' ksrfmalaI foaj,a kï fldfydu;a fydhd.kak ,efnkafka keye ukqiai
Ôúf;a'

fufyu l,amkd lrdu fmakjd ukqiaihd fudk;rï wysxil úÈyg f,dalh

weiqre lrkak ´fko lsh,d' ukqiaihdf.a ;shß f.k;a od,d l,d ks¾udKj,g
lS;= lS;= hkak wek,d odk tl fudk;rï kmqre jevla o lsh,d ysf;kjd'
ljqre fudk l,dj l,;a ta lrkafka ;ukaf.a ys;g ±fkk" fud<hg ±fkk"
we`.g ±fkk úÈygfka' fï ksid wms fldfydu;a ldf.j;a l,d Ôú;j,g msys
mdrj,a fok tl fyd| fohla fkfuhs' fï uu;a msys mdrj,a §,d ;sfhkjd
w;S;fha' tajd .ek ys;mqjdu ,eÊcdjl=;a ±fkkjd' wms ljqo wkqka .ek
úksYaphka fokak lsh,d ;uhs ug ysf;kafka' wms wfma l,djla n,d.;a;du
fyd|gu we;s'

wo ñksiaiq hkjd
uelafvdk,aâia ke;skï
flat*aiS' tal;a l,djla
lsh,hs ux ys;kafka' iuyre
weúÈkjd we÷ïj, ,iaik
n, n,d' fïl;a ;ukaf.a ri
kyr mskjk l%uhla' .;af;a
ke;sjqkdg weia mskjk
Ys,amh yefudagu lrkak neß fohla' talg bjiSula ;sfhkak ´fka' fla*aiS tl
<`.g .sys,a,d lEu ri kyhg Wrd .kak tl úfYaI yelshdjla' wo fï
ukqiaihd ;ukaf.a ri kyr mskjk l,dj fyd| yeá
yodr,d ;sfhkjd' ,xldfõ ;sfhk fï úfYaI;ajh
wefußldj jf.a ÈhqKq rgj," jvd fyd¢ka" ±kg oYl
.Kkdjlg l,ska b|kau fmakk
a ;snqKq ;;a;ajhka'
;j;a iuyre fldgg w¢kjd" ;j;a lÜáhla È.g
w¢kjd' we÷ï wvqfjkau w¢k whhs ta Èyd n,,d
úfõpkh lrk whhs w;r ;sfhkafka mqÿudldr
;r`.hla' iuyre iodpdrh .ek l;d lrkjd' ;j;a
iuyre lshkjd tfyu iSudjka keye lsh,d'

f,dal b;sydfia b|ka wo fjklï fï yeu ldrKdjlau fjkia fjù weú;a

;sfhk ksid fldhs tlo yß lsh,d lshkak neye' ixialD;sh iodpdrh lshk
foaj,a ksrfmalaI keyefka' tfykï b;sx ta iSud mkjf.k l,dj jdrKh
lrkakj;a" l,djg ;yxÑ mkjkakj;a ldgj;a neye' .S%isfha l,dj mgka .;a;
yeá .ek l,amkd lrk fldg wmsg fmakjd ksrej;hs" foa j jkaokdjhs" ñÈ hqI
mdkhhs" iudc Ôú;hhs tlg .eg .eys,d tk yeá'
.S%isfha wEfhda lf,a l,dj wdiajdoh lr,d ;ukaf.a ck
Ôú;h fmdaIKh lr.;a;d' ta foaj,a wog;a uyd ks¾udK
yeáhg wfma w;g weú;a ;sfhkjd' ,xldfõ wms lrkafka
l,dj wdiajdoh fkdlr ;shß od,d ks¾udK úkdY lr,d
ck ðú;h Y=kH lrkjd' wfma Ôú; l,dfjka fmdaIKh
fkdfjkafka fï ksihs' .eyeKshla fy¿je,af,ka
ysáfhd;a wfma ,xldfõ Ñ;%má ;ykï fjkjd' fõÈldj
Wv ksrej;ska r`.mdkak neye' ksrej;a rEmhla ±lmq
yeáfha ,xldfõ lÜáh l,n, fjkjd' fufyu lÜáh
fldfyduo l,dj w.h lrkafka' ksrej; ;uhs l,dfõ
wdrïNl ia:dkh' ksrej;g .rykjd kï ukqiai ðú;h mjd w¾:j;a lr.kak
,efnkafka keye' ã tÉ f,darkaia jf.a f,aLlfhda" ueß,ska fudkafrda jf.a
ks<shka" fâúâ ,S jf.a PdhdrEm Ys,amSka fï ksrejf;a w.h f,dalhg fmkakf
q õ
ukqiai Ôúf;a h:d¾;h /¢,d ;sfhkafka ksrej; Wv ksid' fïjd wOHhkh
lrkakg ´fka' tajdfha yrhka f;areï wr.;a;du fmakjd f,dal uQ¾;s Ys,amfha
b|ka yeu l,djlgu fï ksrejf;a uyd Yla;sh .,df.k hk nj' wms l,dj
lrkafka zwdfõYhlskaZ lshk ldrKdj we;a;la' wdfõYh ke;skï fudku
woyilaj;a" rEmhlaj;a .,df.k tkafka keye" fud<hg' ta wdfõYh
mj;ajdf.k hkak mßirhl=;a wjYHhs' tfyu mßirhla keye ,xldfõ' wo
l,dj lrk tld fyg l,dj w;ayer,d hkjd' l,dldrfhda urd odk
ixialD;shl yevh ;uhs fï' ta w;ska .;a;du tÈßùr irÉpkaø,d jf.a
l,dldrfhda tlai;a cd;sl mlaI foaYmd,kfhka neg ld,;a ;ukaf.a l,dj
lrf.k .shd' ta wh l,dj w;a yeßfha keye' wfYdal y|.u jf.a ;reKfhd;a
tlai;a ck;d ikaOdk foaYmd,kfhka neg lEjd' l,dj lrkak mßirhla ke;s
tl mqÿu jevla' yenehs b;ska flfkl=g lshkak
mq¿jka .eg¨ldß iudchl l,dj lrk tl ;uhs
kshu ldßh lsh,d' Tõ" tafla i;Hhla ;sfhkjd'

wms reishdkq úma,jh iufha l,dj .ek l;d lf,d;a

t;k ;sfhkafka mqÿudldr mßirhla' reishdj l,dj
f;da;ekakla fj,d ;snqfka' iEfyk ldf,l mgka
reishdfõ l;dkaor l,dj jevqkd ú;rla fkfuhs"
l;dkaor lSfï l,dj;a" kdgH n,kak hEfï mqreoao;a" nef,a ks¾udKh;a" ix.S;
ks¾udKh;a fï lshk ldrKd iudch úisku
a fudk fudk .eg¿ wiafia jqk;a
fmdaIkh flrekd' iudch ;uhs reishdkq l,dj fmdaIKh flrefka' fï ksid
t;k wkdÈu;a ld,hl b|ka tk idys;H l;sldjla ;sfhkjd' tx.,ka;h .ek
l;d l,;a ta áluhs lshkak fjkafka' wo wefußldj fï ;;a;ajhg weú;a
;sfhkjd' wefußldfõ úYd, idys;H m%fndaOhla wo olskak mq¿jka' kuq;a
,xldfõ merKs idys;Hh fudk;rï jákdlñka hq;= tlla jqk;a ta u; j¾;udk
idys;Hhg jefvkak ,xldfõ foaYmd,k ie,eiau bv yer keye' fïl ;uhs
wjq,' foaYmd,kh we`.s,s .ykjd l,djg le; úÈyg' tfyu jqkdu
l,dlrejkag isoO
a fjkafka foaYmd,lhka tlal .efgkak' ngysr;a fï jf.a
;¾ck .¾ck t,a,jqkd l,dlrejkag' f,darkaia jf.a f,aLlhska g tx.,ka;fha
mqÿu ;yxÑ mekjqfka' wo i,auka rIaä" ;ia,sud kiareÈka jf.a wEhskg
a ;a ;¾ck
t,a,fjkjd' f,dal foaYmd,k ixialD;sfha yeá ;uhs ta' kuq;a iudchg
j.lSula ;sfhkjd l,dj /l.kak'

wfma rfÜ iudch" l,dj /l.kak iudchla fkfuhs'

l,dj fmdaIKh lrkak ta whf.a odhl;ajh yßu
w,amhs' úfYaIfhkau wo isxy, fn!oaO ùr b;sydihla
bÈßhg odmq foaYmd,khl ysrfj,d iudchu ta
u;fhka u;afj,d bkafka' fï ksid l,dj ri ú¢kak
wfma iudchg ;sfhk bv úYd, m%udKhlska weysß,d
;sfhkafka' yefÜ oYlfha jvd fyd| iudc
odhl;ajhla l,djg ,enqkq nj iq.;md, is,ajd" fykaß
chfiak jeks wh lshd ;sfhkjd' ta ,xld iudch
ksial,xl mßirhla w;a ±lmq iuhla' wo ksial,xl nj ñksiqkaf.a ys;aj,
keye' wo ;sfhkafka ;ukaf.a ðúf;a .eg .y.kafka fldfyduo lshk
.eg¿jhs' ta .eg¿jg W;a;r fydhkak .shdu l,dj
ñksiaiqkg
a wu;l fjkjd' ñksiaiqkg
a l,dj Èyd
n,kak l,dldrhsk;
q a lrk fohla keye' l,dldrfhda
;u ;ukaf.a f,dalj,' fï <`.È ljqfoda lsõfõ
z.dKla w;g tkjd kï llal=iais j,j,a Wk;a
ydrkakxZ lsh,d' fï llal=iais j,j,a lsh,d ta Wka±
lsõfõ thdf.a u;fha yeáhg wjr .Kfha l,d
ks¾udKj,g' fï we;a;d ;uhs iq.;md, o is,ajd
tl;= lrf.k zurdidoaZ lshk mSj¾ jhsiaf.a kdgHh
isxy, fõÈldjg f.kdfõ' wmsg fïflka fmakjd ,xldfõ wd¾Ólh;a tlal
l,dj ú;rla fkfuhs l,dlrefjd;a crdÔ¾K ;;a;ajhg weo jeá,hs bkafka'
iuyre foaYmd,lhkaf.a Tfvdlal=jg jeá,d Okhhs" n,hhs" iemhhs" i;=ghs"
iekiquhs lshk wfkaldldr iïm;a w;a ú¢kjd' fufyu crdÔ¾K jqk q
fmdf<djl l,dj flfrkafka zfidñhgZ ke;skï zWKgZ' fïjdg W;a;r
fld;ko ;sfhkafka lsh,d ug ys;d.kak neye' W;a;r ´fk;a keyeæ fldhsfoa;a
idfmalaIhsæ WfmalaIdjæææ