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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[JUNE, 1890.
EXAMINATION OF QUESTIONS CONNECTED WITH THE VIKRAMA ERA
BY PROFESSOR F. KIELHORN, C.I.E.; GÖTTINGEN.
(Continued from page 40.) B.-DATES IN DARK FORTNIGHTS. 1. - Dates in the months Karttika to Phalguna.
(a). - Dates in Current Years.
(A). - Parnimânta Dates. 81. - V. 1209. - Dr. Peterson's First Report (1882-83), App. p. 97. Date of a MS. of the Pindaniryukti :
Samvat 1209 Karttika-vadi 12 somd. V. 1209 current,
půrnimanta: Monday, 8 October, A.D. 1151; the 12th tithi of the dark half ended 19 h.. 3 m. after mean sunrise.
aminta : Wednesday, 7 November, A.D. 1151. V. 1209 expired,
purņimanta : Saturday, 27 September, A.D. 1152.
amânta: Sunday, 26 October, A.D. 1152; the 12th tithi of the dark half began 0 h. 47 m. before, and ended 20 h. 55 m. after, mean sunrise.
82.- V. 1296. - ante, Vol. VI. p. 207. Kadi copper-plate inscription of the Chaalukya Bhimadêva II.:
(L. 19) .... Srimat(a)-Vikramadity-Otpadita-samvatsara-satêshu dvådaśasu shatra(nņa)vaty-uttarêsha Marggamásiya-krishna-chaturddasyam Ravi-varð strs âmkato spill Vikrama-samvat 1296 varshð Margga-vadi 14 Rav&v=ady=éha srimad-Anahilla påtaké .... V. 1296 current, —
purnimanta : Sunday, 7 November, A.D. 1238; the 14th tithi of the dark half ended 5 h. 36 m. after mean sunrise.
amânta: Tuesday, 7 December, A.D. 1238. V. 1296 expired, -
půrgimânta : Thursday, 27 October, A.D. 1239.
amânta : Saturday, 26 November, A.D. 1239; the 14th tithi of the dark half ended 1 h. 51 m. after mean sunrise.
(B). - Amanta Dates.
None. (b). - Dates in Expired Years.
(A). - Purnimanta Dates. 83. – V. 1043.-ante, Vol. VI. p. 192. Kadi copper-plate inscription of the Chaalukya Mûlarâja: -
(Plate i. L. 8) . .. .srimad-Anahilapátaka-sthân-avasthitair= asmábhih saryagrahaņa-parvvani.
(Plate i. L. 10). .. Samvat 1043 Magha-vadi 15 Ravau, V. 1043 current, — půrnimânta : Wednesday, 13 January, A.D. 986; a total solar eclipse, not visible in India.
amanta : Thursday, 11 February, A.D. 986; no eclipse. V. 1043 expired,
purnimanta: Sunday, 2 January A.D. 987; a total solar eclipse, not visible in India, 18 h. 22 m. Greenwich time, or, at Ujjain, 17 h. 25 m. after mean sunrise.
amânta: Tuesday, 1 February, A.D. 987; no eclipse.
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