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13.-On a pillar in the Malasthandkvara temple at Nadeņdla (No. 228 of 1892). Language: Telugu, Date: Saka-Samvat 1070. Gift of two lamps to the temple of Malasthậna-Mahadeva at NAdindla by the Mahamandalesvara Kondapadmaţi-Buddaraja.
14.- On a pillar in the Mdlasthanêsvara temple at Nådendla (No. 230 of 1892). Languages : Sanskrit and Teluga. Date: Saka-Samvat 1093. Gift of a lamp to the temple of Malasthåna-[Mahadeva] at Nadiņdla by Gundâmbiks or Gundamadevi, the chief queen (agramahishi) of the Mahamandalábuara Buddarája.
No. 27.-DATES OF CHOLA KINGS. BY F. KIELHORN, PH.D., LL.D., C.I.E.; GÖTTINGEN.
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A.-KULOTTUNGA-CHOLA I.
39.- Near the Nagasvara temple at Chebrölu. 1 Svasti Sakha(ka)-varshamblu 998 n=briţi Nala-saṁ(sau) vatsa2 ra Gråhi
svasti Saryvalókásraya-sri3 Vishnu(shņu)varddhana-mah&rajula
pravarddhama4 na-vijaya-rajya-lam(sam) vatsara[mblu] 7 n=andu . . .
Magha-masamuna pannamayu Su(a)kravåramuna
aðmagrahaņa8 nimittamunan-. “In the Saka year 998, in the years (which was) the Nala year, (and) in the 7th year of the inoreasing reign of victory of the asylum of the whole world, the glorious Vishnuvardhana-maharaja, on the occasion of an eclipse of the moon on Friday, the full-moon tithi of the month of Magha."
As the reign of Kulottunga-Cha I. commenced between the 14th March and the 8th October A.D. 1070, a date in the month of Magha of his 7th year must fall about the commencement of A.D. 1077, in Saka-Samvat 998 expired which was the Jovian year Nala (Anala). In this year the fall-moon tithi of Magha ended 23 h. 51 m. after mean sunrise of Wednesday, the 11th January A.D. 1077, when there was no eclipse. But there was an eclipse of the moon, visible in India, from 17 h. 9 m. to 20 h. 13 m. after mean sunrise of Friday, the 10th February A.D. 1077, which was the full-moon day of Phålguna. I have no doubt that this is the day intended by the inscription, and that in the original date the month of Magha has been quoted erroneously instead of PhAlguna.
1 In figures and in numerical words: guna-Nanda-kh-endu. • No. 161 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1897; see p. 320 above. . For the word Ardhi compare Ind. Ant. Vol. XXV. p. 285.
• See above, p. 24. . The case is different with the date of the Nausert plates of Suvarnsvarsha Karkardja of Gujarat, edited in Jour. Bo. 4. 800. Vol. XX. p. 186 ff., wbieb quotes a lunar eclipse in the month of Mughs of Saka-Sanhvat 788 expired. The eclipse undoubtedly is the one of the 5th February A.D. 817, which by the rules now in force would be the full-moon day of PbAlguda. The original date is nevertheless correct, because by the rules of menn intercalation Magbs in Saks-Samyat 788 was an intercalary month, so that the month which we now should call PhAlguna, in accordance with those rules would have been called the second (or proper) Magha, or simply Magba, as it is actually called in the inscription. In Saka-Samyat 998 expired there was no intercalation of either description
