Dha Translation Please!

DhaDha · 14th March 2007, 05:05 AM

Alaung Hpaya, Thanks for the wonderful information so far! I'd be grateful if you'd translate the writing on these Dhas for me. I don't know if the writing on the lone sword is the same in the language as the other two. I suspect it is a name. Thank You!

~Alaung_Hpaya~ · 14th March 2007, 04:20 PM

Hi,

Some of it is in Pali , but I'll try to decipher it . I've saved it so that I can enlarge and photoshop it if that's ok .

DhaDha · 14th March 2007, 04:23 PM

Appreciated. Really. I can send you some higher rez shots if these don't work...

~Alaung_Hpaya~ · 15th March 2007, 12:30 PM

Wisaya Min-Tha taing pyi ga hnyin pon
Picture of the Wisaya Prince being exiled from the country . Wisaya is Visaya in Pali which means victory / triumph . Likely to be the name of the prince rather than meaning victorious prince.

Gauyapa?? Min ne __________ Pon Na-ga
King Gauyapa?? and - could be Gautama ( as in Siddhartha ) but consonant definately looks a Y not a T and a P not a M ( also P and M are similar ) - Pali is not my forte

Brahmin ??

The next one is not terribly clear ( could you post a higher res scan ? )
Could be Si-du-ya-a mat taung or Si-nu-ya-ba mat taung( neither of which makes much sense ) . Could be a name in Pali .

Wisaya Min ( Tha - there seems to a bit missing ) hpaung hne hmyaw thwa khan ?
Scene where the Wisaya Prince sets adrift on a raft .

On the third sword are just initials.

Na Ba Ya ( N B Y )

DhaDha · 15th March 2007, 03:57 PM

Thank you! I'll post better pics as soon as I can.
Shawn

14th March 2007, 05:05 AM	#1
DhaDha Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 165	Dha Translation Please! Alaung Hpaya, Thanks for the wonderful information so far! I'd be grateful if you'd translate the writing on these Dhas for me. I don't know if the writing on the lone sword is the same in the language as the other two. I suspect it is a name. Thank You! Attached Images

15th March 2007, 12:30 PM	#4
~Alaung_Hpaya~ Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 65	Wisaya Min-Tha taing pyi ga hnyin pon Picture of the Wisaya Prince being exiled from the country . Wisaya is Visaya in Pali which means victory / triumph . Likely to be the name of the prince rather than meaning victorious prince. Gauyapa?? Min ne __________ Pon Na-ga King Gauyapa?? and - could be Gautama ( as in Siddhartha ) but consonant definately looks a Y not a T and a P not a M ( also P and M are similar ) - Pali is not my forte Brahmin ?? The next one is not terribly clear ( could you post a higher res scan ? ) Could be Si-du-ya-a mat taung or Si-nu-ya-ba mat taung( neither of which makes much sense ) . Could be a name in Pali . Wisaya Min ( Tha - there seems to a bit missing ) hpaung hne hmyaw thwa khan ? Scene where the Wisaya Prince sets adrift on a raft . On the third sword are just initials. Na Ba Ya ( N B Y ) Last edited by ~Alaung_Hpaya~; 15th March 2007 at 04:26 PM.

14th March 2007, 04:20 PM	#2
~Alaung_Hpaya~ Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 65	Hi, Some of it is in Pali , but I'll try to decipher it . I've saved it so that I can enlarge and photoshop it if that's ok .

14th March 2007, 04:23 PM	#3
DhaDha Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 165	Appreciated. Really. I can send you some higher rez shots if these don't work...

15th March 2007, 03:57 PM	#5
DhaDha Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 165	Thank you! I'll post better pics as soon as I can. Shawn