Māṇābharaṇa untranslated

Māṇābharaṇa 01. Mānabhūsaṇa. Nephew of Vijayabāhu I. His father was king of Paṇḍu and his mother, Mittā, was Vijayabāhu’s sister. He had two brothers, Kittisirimegha and Sirivallabha. He married Ratanāvalī, daughter of Vijayabāhu (Cv.lix.42ff). When Vijayabāhu died, Jayabāhu I. became king and Māṇābharaṇa was made viceroy. When the rightful heir, Vikkamabāhu, rose in revolt, Māṇābharaṇa seized from him Rohaṇa and Dakkhiṇadesa and lived in Puṅkhagāma, under the name of Vīrabāhu (Cv.lxi.21ff). He seems to have lived in constant conflict with Vikkamabāhu. Later, when he had already two daughters, Mittā and Pabhāvatī, he gave over the government to his ministers and retired from the world. But seven or eight months later he had a dream in the temple of Indra and hurried back to Puṅkhagāma because the dream presaged the birth of a mighty son. This son was Parakkamabāhu I. Cv.lxii.3ff.

Māṇābharaṇa 02. Son of Sirivallabha and Sugalā. Līlāvatī was his sister (Cv.lxii.2). He married Mittā, daughter of Māṇābharaṇa I., and also her sister, Pabhāvatī, and by the latter he had a son, Kittisirimegha (Cv.lxiv. 19, 23, 24). Māṇābharaṇa reigned in Rohaṇa as an independent king (Cv.lxvii.95). When the throne was captured by Gajabāhu, Māṇābharaṇa tried several times to wrest it from him, but, failing in these attempts, made an alliance with Gajabāhu through the intervention of the monks; later, however, finding Parakkamabāhu growing in power, he went over to him (Cv.lxx.179ff). When Gajabāhu was captured and detained at Pulatthinagara, the soldiers started to pillage the city, despite the orders of Parakkamabāhu. The people were enraged and invited Māṇābharaṇa to come. On his arrival at Pulatthipura, he captured Gajabāhu and threw him into a dungeon, seized all the treasures, including the Tooth Relic and Alms bowl, and took counsel with his mother to kill Gajabāhu. On hearing of this, Parakkamabāhu sent his forces against Māṇābharaṇa and defeated the latter’s followers at various places. Māṇābharaṇa then fled to Rohaṇa, taking with him some of the treasures (Cv.lxx.255ff). From there he again tried to ally himself with Gajabāhu; but the latter did not so desire, though his ministers were in favor of it. Relying on their support, Māṇābharaṇa advanced from Rohaṇa. He was, however, severely defeated at Pūnagāma and other places and Parakkamabāhu’s forces assailed him from all sides. The campaign brought varying success to the opposing armies, and Māṇābharaṇa proved a skilful warrior. He was helped by various chieftains and fought bitterly and valiantly to the end (for details see Cv.lxxii.148-309), but, as he lay dying, he summoned his children and ministers and counseled them to join Parakkamabāhu. Even after his death his queen Sugalā encouraged intrigues against Parakkamabāhu. Cv.lxxiv.29ff.

Māṇābharaṇa 03. A general of Māgha, for whose coronation he was responsible. Cv.lxxx.73.

Māṇābharaṇa 04. A Damiḷa chief, ally of Kulasekhara. Cv.lxxvi.146.