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3 . . .. ko Irasa kesariparmar=aņa Tiribu[va]qachchak karavatti[galéri]
Råjar&jadêvazku y&pdu 16 vadig 4 edir-Amandu Kappi-nkyarra-ppúryva-pakshatta dafamiyam Sapi-kkilamaiya[m]
perta Tiruvôņattu nå!. “In the year which was opposite the 16th year of the reign) of king Rajakesarivarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajarajadáva, on the day of Sravana, which corresponded to & Saturday and to the tenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Kanya."
To simplify matters, I may state here at once that this date and the following dates 46-54 work out well on the supposition that the reign of Rajaraja III. oommenced between (approx. imately) the 17th March and the 13th August A.D. 1918.
The year opposite the 16th was the 17th year of the king's reign. A date in the month of Kany of this year must fall in A.D. 1232, in Saka-Samvat 1154 expired. In this year the 10th tithi of the bright fortnight in the month of Kanys ended 18 h. 19 m. after mean sunrise of Saturday, the 25th September A.D. 1232, when the nakshatra was Sravana, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 5 h. 16 m., and by the Brahma-siddhanta for 6 h. 84 m., after mean sunrise.
48.-In the ErkAmranátha temple at Conjcoveram. 1 Svast[i] Ar[1] [2] Tr[i]bhuvagabcha(cha)kravattiga! [1]-Rajarajaddvarkku
yåņdu 17 vadı . . . . . 2 .... Magara-näyarra pūrvva-pakkattu=Tse(chche)vvây-kkilamaiyum
Afvatiyum=&[98]vapru. "In the 17th year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Bajardjadeva,- on the day of Asvint and Tuesday in the first fortnight of the month of Makars." · This date, in the month of Makars of the 17th year of the king's reign, must fall in SakaSahvat 1154 expired. In this year the 6th tithi of the bright fortnight in the month of Makara ended 8 h. 47 m. after mean sunrise of Tuesday, the 18th January A.D. 1233, when the nakshatra was Asvini for 20 h. 59 m. after mean sunrise.
47.-In the Dharmésvara temple at Manimangalam. 1 ..... Tribhuvagachchakkaraya [t]tiga! fri-Rajardjadêvarkku yaņdu 18
vadu Simha-nl. 2 [y]mru apara-pakshatta dvit[1]yaiyun-Jevvay-kkilamaiyum perra Revati-na[1].
“In the 18th year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious BAjarajadeva, on the day of Bevati, which corresponded to a Tuesday and to the second tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Simba."
This date, in the month of Simha of the 18th year of the king's reign, may be expected to fall in A.D. 1283, in Saka-Samvat 1155 expired. In this year the second tithi of the dark fortnight in the month of Simha ended 8h. 30 m. after mean sunrise of Tuesday, the 98rd August A.D. 1998, when the nakshatra was Revati from 3 h. 56 m. after mean sunrise.
48.- In the Rajagopala-Perumal temple at Mapimangalam. . . . . T[i]ribuvagachchakkaravatt[i]go[!] brf-Rajarajadóvar
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I No. 8 of the Government Rpigraphist's collection for 1898.
Bowth. Ind. Inuer. Vol, III, No. 41.
SquidInd, Insor. Vol. III. NQ 89.
