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10 h. 21 m. after mean sunrise, while the nakshatra was Rôhiņi, by the Brahma-siddhanta and according to Garga the whole day, and by the equal space system from 2 h. 38 m. after mean sunrise.
82.- In the Annamalainátha temple at Mappargudi. 1 Tifra (ri)buvanachchak[karavattiga! éri-Raj[e]n[di]ra-Sola[ajavarkku yându 22vada
Risbabha-nâyarru (pů]rova-pakshattu sadurtesiyum Na[ga]xru-kkilamaiyum perra
Visagattu nåļ.
"In the 22nd year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajendra-Chôļadēva, - on the day of Visakha, which corresponded to a Sunday and to the fourteenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Rishabha."
The date corresponds to Sunday, the 8th May A.D. 1267, which was the 14th day of the month of Rishabha, and on which the 14th tithi of the bright helf (of the first Jyaishtha) ended 21 h. 40 m. after mean sunrise, while the nakshatra was Visakha, according to Garga the whole day, by the Brahma-biddhanta for 22 h. 20 m., and by the equal space system from 3 h. 17 m., after mean sunrise.
83.- In the Ranganatha temple at Srirangam.! 1 Svasti erih 7 Måma-Sômi(me)śvara-pratikúla-kaladanda [T]iribuyanach
chakkaravattiga! gri-Rajhndra-Sôladêvarkku yându élåvad[in] edir=&m=ånda Vrischika-nkyar[x]u pūrvva-(pa]ksha[t]tu panchamiyum Tingat-kilamaiyum perra
Aģvati-nál.
“In the year which was opposite the seventh year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajendra-Choladêva, the hostile rod of death to (his) uncle Some vara, on the day of Asvini, which corresponded to a Monday and to the fifth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Vrischika."
The date is intrinsically wrong because the nakshatra cannot be Asvini on the 5th tithi of a bright balf in the month of Vriścbika.- A date of the month of Vrischika of the year opposite the 7th, s.e. of the 8th year, of the king's reign would be expected to fall in A.D. 1253; but for that year this date would correspond to Tuesday, the 28th October, when the nakshatras were Pârvâshådhå and Uttarashadha. If the date were one of the 9th year of the king's reign, it would correspond to Monday, the 6th November A.D. 1254, when the nakshatras were Uttarâshådhå and Sravaņa. - I am unable confidently to suggest any correction of the original date with which the date would yield a satisfactory equivalent.
No. 25.- KALUCHUMBARRU GRANT OF VIJAY ADITYA-AMMA II.
By J. F. FLEET, I.C.S. (RETD.), PH.D., C.I.E. This record is the one which I have entered as U. in Ind. Ant. Vol. XX. p. 271, in one of my papers on the Enstern Chalukya chronology, and from which I have given a short extract (verse 8. line 85 ff.) in the same Journal, Vol. XII. p. 249. I edit it from the original plates, which belonged to Sir Walter Elliot and are now in the British Museum. There is no information as to where they were obtained.
The plates are five in number, each measuring about 8" by 4,%". The first of them is inscribed on one side only; the others are inscribed on both sides. The edges of the inscribed
No. 91 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1897. * No. 65 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1892.
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