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DATES OF PANDYA KINGS.
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14.-In the Védagirlsvara temple at Tirukkalukkuprem.! 2. .. . Tribhuvanachakrava[r]ttiga[!] śr-Sundara-Påndiyadêvarkku ya[n]du
Såvadu Ishava-nâ[ya]rru purvva-pakshattu pañchamiy[u]m Se[v]vây-kkila3 maiyum perra Puņarpusattu nal.
“In the 9th year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Sundara-Pandyadêva,- on the day of Punarvasu, which corresponded to & Tuesday and to the fifth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Rishabha."
The date corresponds to Tuesday, the 29th April A.D. 1259, which was the 4th day of the month of Rishabha, and on which the 5th tithi of the bright half of the month Vaisakha) ended 6 h. 44 m., and the nakshatra was Punarvasu, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 6 h. 34 m., and by the Brahma-siddhanta for 5 h. 55 m., after mean sunrise.
15.-In the Vedagirisvara temple at Tirukkalukkupram. 1 Srt-kör-Chadaipanmar-aņa Tiru(ri)buvanachchakkaravattiga! emma2 ndalamun=gond=aruliya sri-Sundara-Påndi ya]dêvarkku y[a]3 ndu 9åvadu Miduna-nâyarru apara-pakshattu navamiyum Nayarru-[k]kilamai4 yum perra Irêba (va)di-na!.
"In the oth year of the reign of the glorious king Jatavarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Sundara-Påndyadêya who was pleased to take every country, - on the day of Rêvati, which corresponded to a Sunday and to the ninth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Mithuna."
The date corresponds to Sunday, the 15th June A.D. 1250, which was the 20th day of the month of Mithuna, and was entirely occupied by the 9th tithi of the dark half of the month Jyaishtha), and on which the nakshatra was Rêvati for 9 h. 51 m. after mean sunrise.
16.-In the Jambukêśvara temple near Srirangam. 2 ..... K8=Chchadaipagmar-åna Tribhuvagachchakravarttiga! emmaņdalamuna
gond-aruliya sri-Sundara-Pandiyadêvat[ku] yându 10vadu pattåvadu Rishabha
nảyatru apara-[pa]kshattu Budap-kilamaiyum prathamaiyum perra A[ni]3 lattu na!
"In the 10th-tenth-year (of the reign) of king Jaţåvarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Sundara-P&ņdyadeva who was pleased to take every country, on the day of Anuradha, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the first tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Rishabha."
The date corresponds to Wednesday, the 28th April A.D. 1200, which was the 4th day of the month of Rishabha, and on which the first tithi of the dark half of the month Vaisakha) ended 0 h. 4 m., and the nakshatra was Anuradha, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 3 h. 56 m., after mean sunrise.
17.-In the Pushpavanośvara temple at Tiruppandurutti." 1 Svasti śr[i] [ll*] Pa-[ma]lar [va]?ar... 16 ..... Srt-[k]0=Chcha[da]paņmar=ana Tiribuvanachcha[k]karavattigal
Su[n]dara-Pandiya[a]e[va]rku yandı
sri
1 See Ind. Ant. Vol. XXI. p. 343, and Vol. XXII. p. 221. • No. 186 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1894. 1 See Ind. Ant. Vol. XXI. p. 121, and Vol. XXII. p. 221. • The tithi ended later after true sunrise.
No. 166 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1894. The king took Kappapar from the Hoysala king and covered the temple at Srirangam with gold.
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