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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
No. 26: (L. 3).- Śâlivâhana-Śaka-varusham[ga]lu 1353nê Sâdhârapa-nama-samvatsarada Phalgusa(a)- 10.
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493.-South-Ind. Inser. Vol. I. No. 79, p. 109. Padavêdu Tamil inscription of the reign of the Rajadhiraja Vira-Devaraya (Devaraya II.):
'On the tenth day of the month of Masi of the Pramâdicha year."
[Pramâdin S. 1355.]
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494.-South-Ind. Inser. Vol. I. No. 80, p. 109. Padavêdu Tamil inscription of the reign of the Maharajadhiraja Vira-Devaraya (Devaraya II.):
On the 2nd day of the month of Adi of the Ananda year.' [Ananda S. 1358.]
495.-Inscr. at Sravana-Belgola, No. 125, p. 95. Inscription recording the date of the death of Pratapa-Devaraya (the younger brother of Devaraya II. ?) :
(L. 1). Kshayâhvaya-kuvatsarê dvitayayukta-Vaisakhakê Mahitanaya-várakê yutabalaksha-paksh-êtarê Pratâpanidhi-Dêvarât pralayam-âpa hant-âsamas-chaturdasa-dinê katham Pitri-patê (?) nivâryâ gatiḥ ||
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[Kshaya S. 1388]: Tuesday, 24th May A.D. 1446; see Ind. Ant. Vol. XXV. p. 346, No. 5.
496.-S. 1368.-South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. II. No. 71, p. 339. Tanjore (Rajarijsvars temple) Tamil inscription of the reign of Dévar[âya II.] :
(On the day) of the nakshatra Pârva-Phalguni, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the fifth tithi of the first fortnight, at the auspicious time of 3...in the Kshaya samvat [sara] which was current after the Saka
year 1368.'
Wednesday, 29th June A.D. 1446.
497.-S. 1371.- South-Ind. Inser. Vol. I. No. 81, p. 110. Padavêdu (Sômanâthêévara temple) incomplete Tamil inscription of the reign of the Mahamandalêsvara Rajadhiraja Virapratapa Praudha-Immaḍi-Devaraya (i.e. Mallikarjuna') :
On the day of Uttirâdam (i.e. Uttarashaḍhâ), which corresponds to the yoga Âyushmat and to Saturday, the thirteenth lunar day of the former half of the month of Simha of the Sukla year, which was current after the Saka year 1371.'
Saturday, 2nd August A.D. 1449; see Ind. Ant. Vol. XXIII. p. 132, No. 114.
498.-S. 1377. South-Ind. Inser. Vol. II. No. 23, p. 118, and Plate v. Tanjore (Rajarâjêsvara temple) Sanskrit and Tamil inscription of the Mahamandalésvara Médinimisaraganda Kattari Saluva-sâluva Tirumalaidêva-mahârâja :5
[On the 17th day] of the month of Sittirai in the Yuvan year, which was current after the Bhava year (and) after the Saka year one thousand three hundred and seventy-seven.'
499.-S. 1387.-Ind. Ant. Vol. XXI. p. 322. Date of a Conjeeveram (Aralâla-Perumâ! temple) Tamil inscription of the reign of Mallikarjuna, a son of Virapratapa Dêvaraya (Dêvaraya II.):
On the day of Krittika, which corresponded to Sunday, the full-moon tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Vrischika in the Parthiva year, which was current after the Saka year 1387.'
Sunday, 3rd November A.D. 1465.
1 Compare above, No. 487.
The Kanarese transcript (on p. 123) has pitriyutó; read Pitri-patér=.
The word that has to be supplied is dakshinayana-samkranti.
Compare e.g. Ep. Carn. Vol. III. p. 18, and Ind. Ant. Vol. XXV. p. 345, note 6.
He was a brother of the Sâluva Nrisimharaya, the father of Immadi-Nṛisimha, bolow, No. 501; compare Bp. Ind. Vol. VII. p. 77, note 2.
