[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c14.562 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.562 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.562 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c14.562](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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 - [Previous: v1.c14.561](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.561) - [Next: v1.c14.563](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.563) - [Up: v1.c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.562](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.562) · Pramāṇa