________________
130
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
[VOL. XI.
215.-In the Mantrapuriśvara temple at Kovilür. 1 [S]vasti sri [11] Tr[i]bhuvanachchakrava(tti]ga! sri-[R]ājari[ja]2 a[ē]varkk[u] yandu [2]6 Kvadin-edirā[m=i3 ndu Kangi-na]ya[1]?u=[p]pūrvva-(pakshattu ashta]emi4 [y]um Tingal-kilamaiyum [p]erra Anilattu na!.
“In the year opposite the [2]@th year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajarajadëva, - on the day of Anuradha, which corresponded to a Monday and to the eighth tithi (or the fifth tithi) of the first fortnight of the month of [Kanya)."
The date as given in the inscription admits of four cases : (1) 16th year, 5th tithi ; the equivalent is Tuesday, the 2nd September 1231 A.D.; the nakshatra Anuradha began 34 ghatikas after mean sunrise ; (2) 26th year, 5th tithi : Wednesday, the 11th September 1241 A.D.; Anuradha ended 47 ghatikās after mean sunrise. Assuming the eighth tithi to be given, the week-days will be (3) Friday and (4) Saturday for the 16th and 26th year respectively, and the nakshatra will also be wrong. If we compute the same four cases for Simha instead of Kanya, we get a Monday only for case 1, vis. Monday, the 4th August 1231 A.D., but the nakshatra is Chitra and Sväti. If we compute for Tulă instead of Kanya, case No. 4 gives a Monday, vis. 14th October 1241 ; but then the nakshatra would be Sravana and Sravishtha. Therefore the date of this inscription seems not to admit of verification.
216.-On some detached stones in a grovo at Tirukkaravāśal.3 1 Svasti sri [ll] Tiribuvagachchak[karava]tt[i]ga! śr[i]. Rajarajadērarkku yalodu
28 ivadu Karkkadaga-näyarru pärvva-pakshat[t]u satuttes[i]yum Buday
k[i]lamaiyum per[ra*] Utt[i]rattu n.[!].
“In the 28th year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rājarājadēva, - on the day of Uttara-Phalguni, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the fourteenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Karkataka."
The original date erroneously quotes the 14th tithi instead of the 4th ; for, Sråvana (Karkataka) sudi 14 cannot coincide with Uttara-Phalguni, but sudi 4 may coincide with it. The corrected date corresponds to Wednesday, the 22nd July 1243 A.D. On that day the 4th tithi of the bright fortnight of the month Karkataka ended 36 ghafikas after mean sunrise, and the nakshatra Uttara-Phalguni ended 24 ghafikas after mean sunrise.
217.-In the Mantrapurisvara temple at Kövilür. 1 Svasti sri [ll] T[i]r[i]bu vaqachchakkaravattiga! si Räsarå fadēvar[t]ku
yandu 31 ávadu Mesha-nayarru ...... .'[pajami[y]um Tingal
kiļamaiyam [P]erra [A]gilatta nå].
"In the 31st year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajarajadēva, on the day of Anuradhã, which corresponded to a Monday and to the fifth tithe .. .. . of the month of Mēsha."
The 5th tithi of both fortnights in Mēsha did not fall, in the year of the inscription (1247 A.D.), on a Monday; and the nakshatra Anuradha cannot be coupled with the 5th tithi of
1 No 182 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1908. * The reading may also be pañjamiyum. * No 454 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1908. • The word Rajaraja is expressed by two abbreviations. . No. 199 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1908. • In the original it cannot be made out whether apara. or perva.pakala was eagraved.
