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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
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2 [ga]rru pQ[rvva]-pakahattu pañ[cha]m[i]yum sagi-kkilamaiya[m p]erra (U]rôśayi
nå!.
In the 3rd year of the reign of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajendra-Choladeva, on the day of Rohini, which corresponded to a Saturday and to the fifth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mina."
My examination of the four dates Nos. 79-82 has yielded the result that the reign of Rajendra-Chola III. commenced between (approximately) the 21st March and the 8th Yay A.D. 1848.
This date, No. 79, corresponds to Saturday, the 20th Maroh A.D. 1249, which was the 26th day of the month of Mina, and on which the 5th tithi of the bright balf (of Chaitra) commenced 0 h. 30 m., while the nakshatra was Rôhiņi for 18 h. 24 m. (or 17 b. 44 m.), after mean sunrise.
80.- In the Ranganatha temple at Srirangam. 1 .. .. Kannarigarája-prasti]kala-kaladaņda makaralaya-majjita-[Kali]-bala
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7&vadu Magara-n&yarra apara-pakshattu ashtami[y]um Budap-k[i]lamaiyum
perra Sittirai-na!
"In the 7th year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajendra-Choladôve, . . . . . the hostile rod of death to the Kannariga (1.e. Kar. påtaka) king, he who had drowned the power of the Kali (age) in the ocean, the hero's anklets on whose feet were put on by the hands of Vira-Somêsvara,
. . . on the day of Chitra, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the eighth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Makara."
The date corresponds to Wednesday, the 35th December A.D. 1252. On this day the Makara-(Uttarayaya-) sankranti took place 13 h. 3 m.,' the 8th tithi of the dark half of Pausha) commenced 0 h. 17 m., and the nakshatra was Chitra, by the equal space system and according to Garga the whole day, and by the Brahma-siddhanta for 21 h. 1 m. after mean sunrise.
81.- In the R&jagôpals-Perumal temple at Mannergudi. Svasti eri [ll*) Tribuvagachchakkaravattigal eri-Raja[jê]ndra-[śOla]dévapku gândı
21 vadu Karkadaga-nyarru) (para-pakshattu kjadabiyum Budhag.
kilamaiyum perra Rəhi[o]i-na!.
* In the 21st year of the roign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajendra-Choladova, on the day of Röhiņi, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the eleventh tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Karkataka."
The date corresponds to Wednesday, the 80th June A.D. 1266, which was the fourth day of the month of Karkataka, and on which the 11th tithi of the dark half (of Åsbadba) ended
1 No. 64 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1892. • Vir-dbharana is used in the sense of the Tamil fra-kkalal.
This implies that the Chola king had defeated the Hoyala king some vars and employed him as a servant.
• Ordinarily, therefore, the 25th December A.D. 1263, here described a day of the month of Makars, would 'be considered to be the last day of the month of Dhanus.
• No. 105 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1867.
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