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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
[Vol. VII.
73.- In the Vamanapurisvara temple at Tirumaņikuli. 1 Svasti sri [ll"] Tiribuvanachchakkaravarttiga[1] Maduraiyum flamum Påndiyan
mudi-ttalaiyad=gond-aru![i]ya Sri-Kulottunga-Sladeva[r]kku gându 21 vadu Mêsha-n[@]yarru purvva-[pa®]kshattu daśamiyum Budan-kilamaiyu[m] perra
[Ma]gattu na!.
"In the 21st year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Kulôttunga-Chladêve, who was pleased to take Madurai, Ilam and the crowned head of the Påndya, - on the day of Magba, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the tenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mosha."
The date corresponds to Wednesday, the 7th April A.D. 1199, which was the 14th day of the month of Mosha, and on which the 10th tathi of the bright halt (of Vaisakha) ended 23 h. 39 m., while the nakshatra was Magh, by the equal space system for 22 h. 20 m., by the Brahma-siddhanta for 7 h. 53 m., and according to Garga for 10 h. 30 m., after mean sunrise.
74.-In the Vimanapurisvara temple at Tirumanikuli. 1 Svast[i] $r[i] [11] Pasya]l vậyttu .......... 4 . . . . . k8-Pparakesariparmar-&ņa
Tiribuva achchakkaravarttiga[1] Maduraiyum-Ilamad-gondu Pandiyan mudi-ttalaiyun=gond-aruļiņa ari-Kulot5 tuo[ga]-80laddvarkku yandu 21vadu Rishabha-ngyarru pūrvva-pakshattu tri(tra)yð
dasiyum Sani-kkilamaiyum porra Attatti-na!.
"In the 21st year of the reign) of king Parakesarivarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Kulôttunga-Choladêva, who, having taken Madurai and Ilam, was pleased to take also the crowned head of the Pandya -- on the day of Hasta, which corresponded to a Batarday and to the thirteenth tiths of the first fortnight of the month of Rishabha,”
A date of the month of Rishabha of the 21st year of the reign of Kulottuvga-Chola III. would be expected to fall in A.D. 1199, but for that year this date is incorrect, and I have not found any other year of the king's reign for which it would be correct. Such being the case, I feel certain that the month of Rishabha has been quoted erroneously instead of Mêsha. For this month the date regularly corresponds to Saturday, the 10th April A.D. 1199, which was the 17th day of the month of Mesha, and on which the 13th tiths of the bright half of Vaisakha) ended 22 h. 48 m. after mean sunrise, while the nakshatra was Hasta, by the equal space system and according to Garga the whole day, and by the Brahma-siddhanta for 21 h. 40 m. after mean sunrise.
F.-RAJARAJA III.
76.-In the TirumAlibvara temple at Magaral. i ...i-tt@[varkku] yându nålåvadu Mid[u]na-[nâya]r[ra] apara
pakshat[t]u=ppañchamiyun-D[i]nga[t-ki]lamaiyum perra Sadaiyattu. nal.
"In the fourth year of the reign) of this king, on the day of Satabhishaj, which corresponded to a Monday and to the fifth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Mithuna."
The date corresponds to Monday, the 22nd June A.D. 1220, which was the 29th day of the month of Mithuna, and on which the 5th tithi of the dark half (of Ashidha) ended 15 h.
No. 169 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1902. No. 170 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1902.
This is an earlier date of the same reign which is quoted in No. 76 below. . Fix. Rajaraja III.
