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Cumaratunga exemplified glamour of Sinhala grammar-By K. A. I. Kalyanaratne Source:Island Prof. J. B. Dissanayake By K. A. I. Kalyanaratne Senior Manager, Publications Postgraduate Institute of Management University of Sri Jayewardenepura Vice President, Hela Havula ‘Cumaratunga created a philosophy on Sinhala grammar’ Says Martin Wickramasinghe Without blindly following the tradition of grammar, commenced with the Sidath Sangarawa Cumaratunga Munidasa’s Vyakarana Vivaranaya can be considered as the first broad attempt to analyse the Sinhala language, placing it on a new vision.” (The 77th Death Anniversary of Cumaratunga Munidasa was commemorated on 02 March, 2021) Cumaratung’a Concept of Grammar In the introduction to his seminal work on Sinhala grammar, “Vyakarana Vivaranaya,” Cumaratunga says “Similar to a society that has no rules and regulations, a language also becomes messier and messier…Many a grammarian considered the grammars of other languages in formulating a grammar for the Sinhala language. In fact, the rules they followed were those of Pali and Sanskrit…The Sidath Sangarawa and ...