Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.562

v1.c14.562

**Girikaṇḍasiva.**—A chieftain, uncle of **Paṇḍukābhaya** and father of **Suvaṇṇapāli**. He had been appointed chieftain of the district of Girikaṇḍa by **Paṇḍuvāsudeva**, and refused to recognise Paṇḍukābhaya’s claim to the throne.¹ When Suvaṇṇapāli was carried away by Paṇḍukābhaya, her father sent his five sons to rescue her, but they were all slain by **Canda**, son of **Paṇḍula**.² When Paṇḍukābhaya became king he restored the province of Girikaṇḍa to his uncle, putting him in charge of it.³