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50.-In the Sivänkurêsvara temple at Tirthanagari. 1 Svasti sri [-] .
Kônêr[i]2 mélkoņd (]n Tiribuvaṇachchakkaravattiga! 3 gri-Vikkira(ma* ]-Pandiyadêvarkku yåndı na4 1[4]vadu Kumba-nâyarru půrvva-pakshattu triti(ti)yaiyum
5 N[âya]rra-kkilamaiy[u]m perra Uttirattu nål. “ In the fourth year of the reign) of Kônêrimélkondan, the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Vikra[ma]-Pandyadêve, on the day of Uttara-Phalguni, which corresponded to a Sunday and to the third tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Kumbha."
The date is intrinsically wrong because in the month of Kumbha & tithi of the first fortnight cannot be joined with the nakshatra Uttara-Phalgani; and the probability is, that either the first fortnight has been erroneously quoted instead of the second, or Uttara-Phalguni instead of Uttara-Bhadrapada. For the month of Kumbha of the king's 4th year the choice of an equivalent of the date lies between Monday, the 2nd February, and Sunday, the 15th February, A.D. 1405.
Monday, the 2nd February A.D. 1405, was the 9th day of the month of Kumbha, and on it the 3rd tithi of the bright half (of Phålguna) ended 14 h. 27 m., while the nakshatra was Uttara-Bhadrapada for 17 h. 44 m., after mean sunrise. On the other hand
Sunday, the 15th February A.D. 1405, was the 22nd day of the month of Kumbha, and on it the 2nd tithi of the dark half (of Phalguna) commenced 6 h. 18 m., while the nakshatra was Uttara-Phalguni, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 18 h. 24 m., and by the Brahma-siddhanta for 15 h. 6 m., after mean sunrise.
I am inclined to assume that this second day, Sunday, the 15th February A.D. 1405, is the true equivalent of the date, and that the writer of the original has wrongly quoted the first fortnight instead of the second, and the third tithi instead of the second (dvitiyaiyum).
Under any circumstances the two dates Nos. 57 and 58 would prove that Kôņērimêlkondân Vikrama-Pandya commenced to reign between (approximately) the 13th January and the 27th July A.D. 1401.
F.-MARAVARMAN VIRA-PANDYA.
60.-In the Visvanatha temple at Topkasi. 1 Svasti sri [ll] Ko Maravarmmar-åna Tribhuvanaścba(cha)kravattigal sri-Vira
Påndiyadevarku yandu irand&vadin edir pad[iponråvadu Karkkataka-ñâyarzu muppadån=diyadiyum på[rn]aiyum Soma-varamum perre Tiruvo[na]ttu nå!.
“In the eleventh opposite the second year of the reign) of king Måravarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Vira-Påndyadêva,- on the day of Sravana, which corresponded to a Monday and to the full-moon tithi and to the thirtieth solar day of the month of Karkataka."
Between A.D. 1300 and 1500 the only year for which this date would be correct is 1455. In this year the Karkața-sam kránti took place 8 h. 1 m. after mean sunrise of Sunday, the 29th June, which was the first day of the month of Karkataka. The 30th day of the same month
1 No. 124 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1904.
? For the month of Makars and the 3rd tithi of the dark half the date would correspond to Sunday, the 18th January A.D. 1405, with Uttarabalguns.
* N.o 196 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for 1895.
