(ප්රතිසන්ධිය reunion), the four modes in which beings re-appear or come again into manifest, existence, viz. born from a womb, from eggs, as worms, or by chance, which latter is a supernatural or spontaneous embodiment called ඕපාපාතික.
Carter, Charles. A Sinhalese-English dictionary. Colombo: The "Ceylon Observer" Printing Works; London: Probsthain & Co., 1924.