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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
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6.-In the Agnisvara temple at Tirukkattuppalli. 1 Svasti ert [ll] K8 Maraparma(r=8]na Tiribuvanachchakkaravattiga! Sopadu
valangiya Sundara-Pandiyade [va] ku yaņdu Závadu Mina-nâyarru-ppäryva
pakshattu navamiyu[m] ...... (yu]m [pe]rta Pusattu nå! 2 Rishabham muhůrttattu.
“In the 7th year of the reign) of king Mâravarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, Sundara-Pandyadêva who presented the Chôļa country, - on the auspicious occasion of the Rishabha (lagna) on the day of Pushya, which corresponded to . . . . and to the ninth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mina."
The three preceding dates Nog. 3-5 shew that a date of the month of Mina of the 7th year of the king's reign should fall in A.D. 1223, and in my opinion this date No. 6 undoubtedly corresponds to [Monday,] the 13th March A.D. 1223, which was the 19th day of the month of Mina, and on which the nakshatra was Pushya, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 19 h. 42 m., and by the Brahma-siddhanta for 17 h. 44 m., after mean sunrise. There is the difficulty that by our Tables the 9th tithi of the bright half had ended 0 h. 21 m. before mean sunrise of the 13th March, but it may be reasonably supposed that by other Tables it ended shortly after mean sunrise. The name of the weekday which would have removed all doubt unfortunately is illegible or broken away.- On the day found Rishabha was lagna from 2 h. 28 m. to about 4 h. 28 m. after mean sunrise.
The four dates Nos. 3-6 together prove that the reign of Måravarman Sundara-Pandya I. commenced between (approximately) the 29th March and the 4th September A.D. 1216.
C.-MARAVARMAN SUNDARA-PANDYA II.
7.-In the Nellaiyappar temple at Tinnovelly.' 1 Svasti eri [118] Sri-k8 M&rapan[ma]r=âna Tiribuvanachchakkarava[t]t[iga! Sri
Sundara-Pandiyadêvarkku yandu padiş-ogråvad[in)-edir[@]m=&pdiq ediram-&pdu Magara-nâyarru [i]rubattunálån=diyadiyum apara-pakshattu daśamiyu[m] Budan.
kilamaiyum perra Aạilattu nâ2 ļ.
"In the year opposite to the year opposite to the eleventh year (of the reign) of the glorious king Mâravarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious SundaraPandyadêva,- on the day of Anuradha, which corresponded to a Wednesday, and to the tenth tithi of the second fortnight, and to the twenty-fourth solar day of the month of Makara."
Between A.D. 1150 and 1350 the only year for which this date would be correct, is 1251. The Makara-sar krånti took place 0 h. 38 m. after mean sunrise of Monday, the 26th December A.D. 1250, which was the first day of the month of Makara. The 24th day of the month of Makara therefore was Wednesday, the 18th January A.D. 1251 ; and on this day the 10th tithi of the dark half (of the month Pausba) ended 17 h., and the nakshatra was Anuradha by the equal space system and according to Garga for 3 h. 56 m., after mean sunrise.
8.-In the Nellaiyappar temple at Tinnovelly. 1 Svasti sri [11] Kô Marapanmar=&ņa Tribhuvanachchakkaravattiga! Ari-[śunda]ra
[P]A[n]diya[a]e[va]rkku yaņdu [11]va[a]in edir&m=&p[i]. 2 p edirám=&ndu Magara-gåyirru irubat[t]unálåg=diyadiyam a[pa]ra-paksha ttu da)
samiyum Bu[dan]-kilamaiy[um] perra Aạila[t]tund.
1 No. 62 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1847.
No. 148 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1894. . No. 146 of the Goverument Epigraphist's collection for 1894.
