Damiḷa untranslated

Damiḷa, Damiḷas. The name of a people (Tamils) whose home was in South India. The Ceylon Chronicles (Mhv., Cv., and Dpv., passim) contain records of invasions of Ceylon by the Damiḷas, the most noteworthy being that which was repelled by Duṭṭhagāmaṇī. The Damiḷa leader on that occasion was Eḷāra. Other Damiḷas mentioned by name in the Mahā Vaṁsa are Sena, Gutta, Pulahattha, Vaṭuka and Niliya. Large numbers of Damiḷas settled in Ceylon, chiefly in the north and east of the Island and, in due course, gained possession of that part of the country. They were employed as mercenary soldiers by some of the Sinhalese kings and many were brought as captives (e.g., Cv.lxx.230; lxxv.20, 69; lxxviii.76, etc.). The Damiḷa bhāsā is mentioned among the eighteen non-Aryan languages (e.g., Vibh­a.388; it was full of consonants, AN­a.i.409). In the Akittijātaka (Ja.iv.238) the Damiḷaraṭṭha is spoken of as including also the region round Kāvīrapaṭṭana, while in the Petavatthu Commentary (p.133) it is spoken of as part of Dakkhiṇapātha.