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year (26 March, A.D. 1444). By the Telinga rule the date would fall in the year Raktậksha, No. 58.
74.- V. 1516.- Archaul. Suru. of India, Vol. III. p. 131, and Plate xxxix. Inscription on jamb of temple of Gayasuri Devi at Gay : - (Line 26)... Varshê (sastra?]-ku-vå[pa)-chandra-sa]hite Mosham gato bhaskarð
Chaitra någa-tithal sit[@] Gurudine ... (Line 30)... Saivat 1516 varshê Chaitra-eudi 5 Gur[u]-din[0] 11 Northern V. 1514 current : Sunday, 19 March, A.D. 1458.
Northern V. 1516 expired: Friday, 9 March, A.D. 1459; the 5th tithi of the bright half ended 11 h. 3 m. after mean sunrise.
Southern V. 1516 expired: Thursday, 27 March, A.D. 1460; the 5th tithi of the bright half commenced 11 b. 3 m. before, and ended 12 h. 32 m. after mean sunrise, and the MoshaSankranti took place 5 h. 1 m. before mean sunrise.
75. - V. 1534. - Date of my MS. of the Prakriya-kaumudi :
Svasti sri samvat 1534 varshê dakshiņåyanê varsha-ritau prathama-Sravana-måsə saklapakshe ashtamyâm tithan Bhaums-vAsard ady=êha Munindrapura-vastavya-jyotirvvijJanarddan-atmajêna Iladarga-sthêna ... Visvanathêna ... lishi(khi)ta.
Sravans was intercalary in southern V. 1584 expired; for in that year the solar Sråvaņa lasted from 29 June, 9 h. 19 m., to 30 July, 20 h. 35 m., A.D. 1478, and there were new-moons on 30 June, 5 h. 23 m., and on 29 July, 13 h. 2 m. after mean sunrise. . The 8th of the bright half of the first Sravana was Tuesday, 7 July, A.D. 1478, when the 8th tithi of the bright half ended 15 h. 31 m. after mean sunrise ; and of the second Sråvaņa, Thursday, 6 August, A.D. 1478.
76.- V. 1645. - RAjøndralál Mitra's Notices of Sanskrit MSS., Vol. VII. p. 321. Date of the composition of Pugyasågara's Jambúdvípa-prajñapti-uşitti :Srimaj-Jêsalamêrudurgårgga)-nagarė sri-Bhima-bhumipatan
rajyam så(sa) sati vâņa-vâridhi-rasa-kshauņi-mitê vatsard Pushy-arko(rkshe) Madhu-masa-sukla-dasami-sad-vasard Bhasu(ska)re
tik-yam vihità sad=aiva jayatád-a-chandra-sûryyan bhuvi | Northern V. 1645 current: Thursday, 9 March, A.D. 1587. Northern V. 1645 expired: Wednesday, 27 March, A.D. 1588.
Southern V. 1845 expired: Sunday, 16 March, A.D. 1589; the 10th tithi of the bright half ended 16 h. 26 m., and the nakshatra was Pushya up to 12 h. 29 m, after mean sunrise.
77. - V. 1654. - Dr. Peterson's Second Report (1883-84), p. 128, and Professor Weber's Catalogue, Vol. II. p. 268. Date of the composition of Jõånavimalagaại's commentary on Mahêsvara's Sabdaprabhéda : -
Srimad-Vikramanagaré rájach-chhri-Rajasirha-npipa-rajyê sallóka-chakraváka-pramûda-sûryêdayê samyak 11 Chatarângnavadan-êmdriya-rasa-vasudhå-sammitd lasad-varshế krimad-Vikrama-nfipato Stikrâmte stiva krita-barsh 11 'Sabh-payôgê subha-yoga-yaktê varê dvitiys-divasê stisuddhë
Åshâdha-masasya viśuddha-pakshe Pushyarksha-samyakta--Gabhastivere 11 ... Northern V. 1654 current : Tuesday, 17 June, A.D. 1596.
Northern V. 1654 expired: Monday, 6 June, A.D. 1597; the second tithi of the bright half ended 20 h. after mean sunrise.
Southern V. 1654 expired: Sunday, 25 June, A.D. 1598; the second tithi of the bright half ended 12 h. 20 m., and the nakshatra was Pushya up to 7 h. 13 m., and the yôga Vajra up to 21 h. 23 m. after mean sunrise.
(The result of the calculation shows that in the expression subha-yoga-yukte of the date the word subha cannot be the name of a yôga, for Vajra is the 15th and Subha the 23rd yoga).