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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
This date would be expected to fall in A.D. 1244 or 1245, and it actually corresponds to Monday, the 26th June A.D. 1245. In A.D. 1245 the Mithuna-samkrânti took place 9 h. 41 m. after mean sunrise of Friday, the 26th May, which was the first day of the month of Mithuna; and the 32nd day of that month therefore was Monday, the 26th June. On this day the first tithi of the bright half (of the second Ashâḍha) ended 16 h. 5 m. after mean sunrise, and the nakshatra was Pushya, by the equal space system and according to Garga the whole day, and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 22 h. 59 m. after mean sunrise.
The date shows that the reign of Rajaraja III. could not have commenced before (approximately) the 27th June A.D. 1216.
130. In the Arunachalêsvara temple at Tiruvannamalai. [Tijribavagaabchakkaravattiga!
1 Svasti [śrt] [*] yându 30 vadu
éri-Irjarjavar[k]ku Daṇu-nâyarra apara-paksha [t]tu trnyb[dadi]yum 2 Anilamum perra Nayarru-kkilamai-nål.
"In the 30th year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajarajadeva, on a Sunday, which corresponded to (the day of) Anuradha and to the thirteenth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Dhanus."
[VOL. VIII.
The date apparently corresponds to Sunday, the 17th December A.D. 1245, which was the 22nd day of the month of Dhanus, and on which the nakshatra was Anuradha, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 17 h. 44 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 12 h. 29 m., after mean sunrise. But the tithi which ended on this day, 15 h, 44 m. after mean sunrise, was the 12th, not the 13th, of the dark half (of Mârgasira).- The word trayôdasiyum of the original therefore would be a mistake for tuvadasiyum.
G.- RAJENDRA-CHOLA III.
131. In the Vedaranyėsvara temple at Vêdaranyam.3 śrî
[*]
1 Sva[sti] yându
2 nâlâvadu
3 yum perra
Tirabuvanachchakkaravattiga!
érî-Irâśêndira-Śôladêvarkku
Magara-nyaru-ppårvva-pakshatta
prathamaiyum Budan-kilamai
Tiruvonattu
nal.
"In the fourth year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajendra-Chôladêva, on the day of Sravana, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the first tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Makara,"
The date corresponds to Wednesday, the 5th January A.D. 1250, which was the 12th day of the month of Makara, and on which the 1st tithi of the bright half (of Mâgha) ended 12 h. 45 m., while the nakshatra was Śravana, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 13 h. 47 in., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 15 h. 6 m., after mean sunrise.
182. In the Vêdaraṇyêsvara temple at Vedaranyam.*
[y]ându [o]n
1 [Tir[i]bavanachchakkaravatti [ga]] -Rand[i]-80ļadė vaku 2 badâvadu Magara-nâyarru pûrva-[pa]kshattu dvitiyaiyum Sev[vå-kki]lamaiy pe3 Ira Sadaiyattu nâl.
1 The Karkata- or Dakshinayana-samkranti took place 0 h. 16 m. after mean sunrise of the 27th June.
2 No. 50% of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1902.
No. 423 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1904.
No. 418 of the same collection.
