Book Title: Epigraphia Indica Vol 10
Author(s): Sten Konow, V Venkayya
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

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________________ 124 EPIGRAPHIA INDICA. [VOL. X. from this it has been aggumed that the tithi in question was the thirtoenth of the fortnight (see note 4, p. 123). Now in the year A.D. 1123 which, after June 29th, was the sixth year of Vikrama-Chola, in the month Simha, the thirteenth tithi of the first fortniglit fell on Monday and all the thirteenth tithi of the second fortnight also fell on a Monday (except that it expired 4 ininutes after mean sunrise on the Tuesday). I tested the date on the basis of the nakshatra, to see what days corresponded with Satabhishaj in that month of Simha. By the equal space system Satabhiehaj expired 15 h. 13 m. after mean sunrise on Thursday, August 9th, A.D. 1123, which was the first day of the second fortnight, and was the thirteenth day of Simha. On that Thursday the first tithi of the second fortnight began 4 minutes before mean Bunrise and lasted all day. By the system of Garga Satabhishaj expired 3 h. 20 m., and by the Brahma-siddhanta 4 b. 24 m, after mean sunrise. There was no other Satabhishaj in that month of Simha. . Now this day Thursday, August 9th, A.D. 1123, exactly fits the elements of the given date if in the original the word following "pakkattu" was not piradasika (for pradoshaka) but some word inplying the first tithi of the second fortnight. 185.- In the Uttaravēdiśvara temple at Kuttālam.3 1 Svasti śri (0*) Tiribavaṇachchak2 karavattiga! 6v[i]-Vikkirama-So3 ladevarkı yảo[da] että[rada Magara)-näyarru pārvva-pakshattu na 4 vamiyum Sani-kkila(mai]yum [p]erra [A]gulattianal. "In the eighth year of the reign of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Vikrama-Choladēva, -on the day of Anuradb., which corresponded to a Saturday and to the ninth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of [Makars)." This date has given me a great deal of trouble. According to the transliteration given above, the 8th regnal year is clearly decipherable; the solar month is doubtful; the lunar day and fortnight are clear; and so are the weekday and nakshatra. This being so, I bare tested all the days in the 8th regnal year of Vikrama-Chola corresponding to the ninth tithi of the first fortnight in each month, and without success. The nearest approach was in the month Sirha. The eighth tithi of the first lunar fortnight of Sråvapa in that solar month expired 13 h. 15 m. after mean sunrise on a Saturday, which was the twelfth day of Simbs, and corresponded to Saturday, August 8th, A.D. 1125. At that moment the ninth tithi began, viz. at about 7-15 P.M. on the Saturday. But according to the equal space system, the nakshatra, which had been Anarådhå up to about 5-4 P.M. that day or 11 h. 4 m. after mean sonrise, changed at that moment to Jyeshțhå; so that Annrådhå had expired 2 h 11 m. before the ninth tithi began. Using the system of Garga the result is the same. By the Brahma-siddhanta the nakshatra Anuradha expired 6 h. 14 m. after mean sunrise. As a fact, therefore, there was no period which satisfies all the requirements. The ninth tithi of Makara fell on a Monday and Tuesday, with the nakshatras Bharani and Krittika. The date cannot be depended upon. 1 Except for 34 m. before mean sunrise on the Friday. * Mr. Veoknyya has kindly examined the original since this article was in print, and is inclined to think that the word following pakkattu may be pira[pildigam, which may be meant for piratipadigam, i.e. pratipat, the first tithi' I think therefore that the date given in the last paragraph may be accepted. • No. 492 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1907. • Mr. Venkayya tells me, since the above was in print, that no reading but malara is possible for the solar month. In that month, in the eighth year of Vikrama-Chola, the day of Anuradha wa Tuesday, corresponding to Tannery 10th A.D. 1126, at sunrise on which day the ninth tithi of the second fortnight was current. If two mistakes were made, both in the fortnight and in the week-day, the day mentioned may be the one intended. But this cannot be depended upon.

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