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either fortnight in Mēsha. The tithi is therefore wrong. Now, calculating for the week-day and the nakshatra given in the inscription, I find that on Monday, the 22nd April 1247 A.D., the nakshatra Anuradha commenced 4 ghatikās after mean sunrise. The first tithi of the dark fortnight ended 34 ghafikās after mean sunrise. If this day is the one intended in the inscription, the word 'pañjamiyum' is a mistake for pradamaiyum.'
G.-RĀJĒNDRA-CHOĻA III.
218.-In the Mantrapuriśvara temple at Kõvilür. 1 1- Svasti sri (lI*] Tiribava achchakkaravatt[i]ga[! sri]-Irāśēndi[ra]-Soladēvarkku
yandu pa[t]tā(va]dinned[i]ra[m-a]ądu Kapgi-ni2 yarru a[pa]ra-paksbattu shashthiy[u]m Tingal-k[i]la[m]aiya[m] perra Rosaņi-nal.
“In the year opposite the [tenth] year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rājēndra-Choladeva,- on the day of Rohini, which corresponded to a Monday and to the sixth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Kanya."
The date corresponds to Monday, the 11th September 1250 A.D.; bowover the month Kanyi has erroneously been quoted instead of Simha. On the day in question, the 6th tithi of the dark fortnight of the month of Simha (being the 15th solar Kanya) ended 51 ghatikas, and the nakshatra Rohiņi 45 ghatikās after mean sunrise at Lanka.
219.-In the Mantrapuriśvara temple at Kõvilār. 1 [S]vast[i] [Sri] [11*] [Tiribavana]chchakkaravatt[i]ga! śr[i]-Irāsēnd[i]ra-Soladēvarkku
yavdu pa]din-ělávadu 1-3 2 fishabha- niyarra pälvva-pa[k]shasattu* tri(tri) tiyaiyam Nayarru-kkilu[m]aiyum
perra Pusat[tu*] na!.
“In the seventeenth year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, tho glorious Rājēndra-Choladēva,-- on the day of Pushya, which corresponded to a Sunday and to the third tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Rishabha."
The date corresponds to Sunday, the 21st May 1262 A.D., if we assume that the third tithi hgg erroneously been quoted instead of the second. For, on that day, the 2nd tithi of the bright fortnight of Rishabha (Jyaishtha) Onded about 42 ghatikās after, and the nakshatra Pushya commencod about 40 ghafikds after inoan sunrise at Lanka.
220.-In the Mantrapuriśvara temple at Kovilür.6. 1 o Svasti éri [ll*] Tiribuva achcha[kka*]ra (vatti*]ga! sri- Rā[j]ē[adra)- Šoladēvark[u
yan]du 2 17 vada Tula-nāyatru ptrvva-pakshattu chata[rddasiy]um Velli-kkila[m]aiyum 3 petra Asvati-nál.
* In the 17th year of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the giorious RĀ jēndra]- Chõladēva,- on the day of Aśvini, which corresponded to a Friday and to the fourteenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Tuli."
No. 208 of the Madras Epigrapbical collection for 1908. * No. 213 of the same collection for 1908. * Cancel the letter i. • Read -pakshattu. • Them of kilamai is entered below the line. • No. 223 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1908.
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