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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
(VOL. XI,
“In the 2nd year of the reign) of the emperor [of the three worlds], the glorious Kulõttunga-Chöļadēva, on the day of Pūrva-Phalguni, which corresponded to the first tithi
. . to a Wednesday, to the first tithi of the second fortnight and to the twenty-first solar day [of the month of Kumbha].”
The date corresponds to Wednesday, the 13th February 1180 A.D., which was the 21st day of the solar month Kumbha. The case is similar to that in No. 197 ; but here the first tiths of the dark fortnight of Kumbha was an expunged tithi, wherefore the day was to be called the 15th tithi of the bright fortnight. According to the Arya-Siddhanta, the 15th tithi of the bright fortnight of Kumbha (Phalguna) ended 5 ghatikas 9 palas after mean sunrise at Lanka, and the lst tithi of the dark fortnight 5 palas after mean sunrise of the next day (Thursday); but as the sun rose in Conjeeveram on that day 8 palas later, the end of the tithi was brought over to the preceding day, and was, therefore, expunged. Bat this first tithi of the dark fortnight of Kumbha was coupled with Parva-Phalgani which ended on Wednesday about 34 ghatikās after mean sunrise.
200.-In the Siddhanāthasvāmin temple at Tirunaraiyur.1 1 Svasti śri [ll] Tiribavanachchakkaravatt[i]ga! [śri]-Kulottunga-soladėvasku
yandı 2 vadu Mina-Då[ya]rru põrva-paksbattu piradamaiyam Vi[y]álakkilamaiyam perra [U]ttirattádi-na!
In the 2nd year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Kulõttunga-Choladēva, - on the day of Uttara-Bhadrapada, which corresponded to a Thursday and to the first tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Mina."
The date corresponds to Thursday, the 28th February 1180 A.D. On that day ended the 1st tithi of the bright fortnight of the month Mina (Chaitra) and the nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada, both about 19 ghatikis after mean sunrise at Lanka.
201.--In the Siddhanāthasvāmin temple at Tirunasaiyur. 1 Svasti sri [1] Pu(pu)-maruviya Tisaimngatton ..... ko-Pparake
fósriparmar-åna Tiribavanachchakkaravattiga! “si-Viraråjëndhra (dra)dévarku yapdu [5]ójávadu Kumbs-[n]áyarra para-pakksbatta navamiyum Velli
kkilamai perra Malattu nä].
"In the [5]th year (of the reign) of king Parakēsarivarman alias the emporor of the three worlds, the glorious Virarājēndradēva, - on the day of Mala, which corresponded to a Friday and to the ninth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Kumbha.'
The date corresponds to Friday, the 18th February 1183 A.D., on which the 9th tithi of the dark fortnight of Kumbha (Chaitra) ended about 38 ghafikas and the nakshatra Müla about 36 ghafikis after mean sunrise at Lanka.
I No. 175 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1908. ? The flourish added to the figure 2 may also be taken to represent the syllables vadu. : No. 176 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1908. • Read Sris.
. Read .pakshattu. • No. 178 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1908, Read Irāfakafari
