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DATES OF CHOLA KINGS.
7 vadu Mêsha-nâyar[ru] pû[rvva]-pakshattu 8 tri(tri)tiyaiyum Tingal-ki[lam]aiyum per9 ra Rôśapi-nâ!.
"In the thirty-sixth year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Tribhuvanaviradeva, who was pleased to take Madurai, Ilam, Karuvûr and the crowned head of the Pandya, and was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the anointment of victors, on the day of Rohini, which corresponded to a Monday and to the third tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mêsha."
The date corresponds to Monday, the 14th April A.D. 1214, which was the 21st day of the month of Mêsha, and on which the 3rd tithi of the bright half (of Vaisakha, i.e. the akshayatritiya) ended 19 h. 29 m., while the nakshatra was Rohini, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 14 h. 27 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 13 h. 47 m., after mean 93. In the Kailasanatha temple at Kalappal.1
sunrise.
Vri(vri)schika-nyarr[
kkilamaiyu[m] perra
1 Svasti śri [1] Tribhuvanachchakravattiga[ Ma]dhuraiyum Ilamui-Garuvûru[m] Pandiyan mudi-ttalaiyun-gondu [vi]rar-abhishekamum vijai[ya]r=abhi[sh]ê2 kamu[m] Joqniy-aruliya sri-Tri[bhu]va[na]viradêvarku yânḍu 37du prvva-pakabaitu [cha]ta(tu)[r]dda[6]yun-Dingal
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3 Kârttigai-nâļ.
"In the 37th year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Tribhuvanaviradêva, who took Madurai, Îlam, Karavûr and the crowned head of the Pandya, and was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the anointment of victors, on the day of Krittika, which corresponded to a Monday and to the fourteenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Vrischika."
The date corresponds to Monday, the 17th November A.D. 1214, which was the 21st day of the month of Vrischika, and on which the 14th tithi of the bright half (of Mârgasirsha) commenced about sunrise, while the nakshatra was Krittika, by the Brahma-siddhânta for 11 h. 50 m., according to Garga for 13 h. 8 m., and by the equal space system from 0 h. 39 m., after
mean sunrise.
94. In the Kapardisvara temple at Tiruvalañjuli.
1 Svasti [śri][*] Tirib[u]vanachchak[k]rava[r]ttiga! Madurai[yum] Ilamum Karuvarum Pândiyanai mndi-ttalaiyum kondu virar-abhishê [ka]mmum3 vijayar= abhishekammum pappily-a]ruliya éri-Tiribuvana [vira]dêvarku yându 39âvadu Kumba-nayarru a[pa]ra-pakshattu prathamaiyum [Buldan-kilammaiyum perra Magattu nål.
"In the 39th year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Tribhuvanaviradeva, who took Madurai, Ilam, Karuvûr and the crowned head of the Pandya, and was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the anointment of victors,- on the day of Magha, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the first tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Kumbha."
The date corresponds to Wednesday, the 25th January A.D. 1217, which was the 3rd day of the month of Kumbha, and on which the first tithi of the dark half (of Mâgha) ended 12 h. 54 m., while the nakshatra was Magha, by the equal space system for 11 h. 50 m., after mean sunrise.
1 No. 659 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1902. No. 618 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1902. Read abhishikamum.
Read -kilamaiyum.
