බුත්සරණින් හෙළිවන දොළොස්වන, දහතුන්වන සියවස්හි වාක්‍ය විචාරාත්මක ලක්ෂණ

Abstract

Butsarana is considered as the incomparable Sinhalese Prose. It was written by Vidyachkkravarti at the end of the 12th century A. D or at the beginning of the13th century A. D. Butsarana reflects a developed stage of the Sinhala language and literature. By the time, when Butsarana was written, the Sinhalese language had developed with some characteristics peculiar to it alone. The extent of the evolution of the syntax during the period from the 10th century A. D. to 13th century A. D. is remarkably significant when we compare the changes that took place in the subsequent period that is until about the 18th century A.D. This is an analysis of syntactical feature in Butsarana. This is an analyzis of syntactical features of the 12th and the 13th centuries which reflex through Butsarana. Prof. Wimal G. Balagalle’s method and Mr. Munidasa Kumarathunga’s method have been used to analyze the sentences in Butsarana. The sentence structure which reflexes at the end of the 12th century A. D or at the beginning of the13th century A. D. can be identified through this research.