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No. 24.]
DATES OF PANDYA KINGS.
111.-In the Muktiśvara temple at Pürattukköyil.1
1 Svasti śri [1] Ko Marupanmar-ana Tir[i]buvanachchakkaravatt [iga]! śr[i]-Kalasogaradēvarku yanḍu
2 28vadu Kann[i]-nayarru [ama]ra-pakkashattu3 deśamiyum Velli-kkilamaiyam perra
Attattu
3 nå!.
"In the 28th year (of the reign) of king Maravarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Kulasekharadeva, on the day of Hasta which corresponded to a Friday and to the tenth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Kanya."
This date is intrinsically wrong, for on a tenth krishna tithi in solar Kanya the moon cannot be in the nakshatra Hasta. In such a month the day of Hasta must be either the 14th or 15th krishna, or the 1st or 2nd śukla tithi. Moreover the week-day given is incorrect for the tenth krishna tithi in Kanya, both in the 28th year of Maravarman Kulasekhara I (A.D. 1295) and in a possible 28th year of Maravarman Kulasekhara II, which would fall in A.D. 1341.
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MARAVARMAN KULASEKHARA I.
118.-In the Mülasthānēsvara temple at Tenkarai.* éri-Ko Marapanmar-ana Tiribuva
1 || Svasti śri: ..
2 [good-ruliya
[aJebchakkiravattigal [em]mandalamudArt-Kula@garadva[1]ku pava-pakahattu [a]pta[m]iyam (Nayarru-kki[la]maiyum perja
ya[p]ḍu
3 [M]alatta naļ.
14vadu
Kappi-nya[r]
"In the 14th year (of the reign) of the glorious king Maravarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Kulasekharadeva, who was pleased to take every country,on the day of Mula, which coresponded to a Sunday and to the seventh tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Kanya."
This date is regular for the 14th year of Maravarman Kulasekhara I, and incorrect for that of M. Kulasekhara II. For the former it corresponds to Sunday, September 21st, A.D. 1281, which was the 24th day of solar Kanya. At mean sunrise on that day the 7th tithi of the first fortnight was current, and the current nakshatra was Mala, by all systems.
For the 14th year of Maravarman Kulasekhara II the given day would oorrespond to September 23rd, A.D. 1327; but that day was Wednesday.
113.-In the Mülasthänesvara temple at Tenkarai." .. śri-Ko [Märjamaa Tribhuva [nachoha]. [4]-Kula[6]garadvar
1 Svasti #r[]= kravatt[i]ga[] em] mapḍalamu[]-good-aru][] [kku yo]du [2]8vadu Vrischika-[nya]
2 apara-pakshattu chatu [r]tthiyum Na[ya]rra-kkilamaiyum perra Pusat[tu] nal.
1 No. 794 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1909.
The va of Sea is not added in the right place.
"In the [2]8th year (of the reign) of the glorious king Maravarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Kulasekharadeva, who was pleased to take every country,
Read apara-pakshattu dafamiyum.
No. 124 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1910.
No. 126 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1910.
The year might also be read as 20. What is taken for 8 would in that case be the first letter a of avadu
