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THE POOH OF THE NEWAR ERA.
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A.D. 878-79, the corresponding date would be ing Europeap date is Saturday, October 22, Friday, April 8, 1082, nakshatra Pushya.] 1384. On that day, at sunrise, the 8th tithi of 8. Bendall's Catalogue, p. 182:
the bright half was current, and it ended 16h Samvat 285 Srivana-suktr-âshtamyÂm=Ādi. 52m after mean sunrise. [With 505 current, tya-dinê.
and the epoch A.D. 878-79, the corresponding Data :-The year 285, the month Sråvana, date would be Tuesday, November 3, 1383.] the bright half, the eighth lunar day, Aditya- 11. Ib., p. 191 :dina or Sunday.
Samvata 509 Jyaishta-sukla daśamyâyâ tithau Taking 285 to be the year expired, the corre- Sukra-vasarê. sponding northern Vikrama year is 285 +938 Data :-The year 509, the month Jyaishtha, 1223 current; and the corresponding European the bright half, the tenth lunar day, Sukra-vadate is Sunday, July 18, 1165. On that day, sara or Friday. at sunrise, the 8th tithi of the bright half was Taking '509 to be the year expired, the current, and it ended 12 hours after mean corresponding northern Vikrama year is 509 + sunrise. [With 285 current, and the epoch 938 = 1447 current; and the corresponding A.D. 878-79, the corresponding data would be European date is Friday, June 4, 1389. On Wednesday, July 29, 1164.]
that day, at sunrise, the 10th tithi of the bright 9. Ib., p. 155:
half was current, and it ended lh 8m after Samvat (336] Pausha-krishnashtamyâm Vți. mean sunrise. [With 509 current, and the haspati-vasarê vaisakha-nakshatrê.
epoch A.D. 878-79, the corresponding date Data :-The year 336 (), the month Pausha, would be Saturday, May 16, 1388.] the dark half, the eighth lunar day, Bți- 12. Bendall's Journey, p. 83:haspati-vasara or Thursday, the nakshatra Sriman-Nêpalika-samvat 512 Vaisakha-kțiVisakha.
shņa-shashthyÂm tithau H gara-karanê | visvaTaking 336 to be the year expired, the muhürttà śravaņa-nakshatro I aindra-yôgêi Adi. corresponding (northern) Vikrama year is tya-váśare 1 336 + 937 = 1273 current; and the corre- Data :-The year 512, the month Vaisakha, sponding European date is Thursday, January the dark half, the sixth lunar day, the karana 14, 1216. On that day, at sunrise, the 8th Gars, the muhúrta Viśva, the nakshatra tithi of the dark half was current, and it Sravana, the yoga Indra, Aditya-vasara or ended 5h 32m after mean sunrise. Moreover, Sunday. at sunrise, the moon was in the nakshatra Visa- Taking 512 to be the year expired, the kha. The result of the calculation thus shows corresponding northern Vikrama year is 512+ that the figures for the year, 336, about which 938 = 1450 current; and the corresponding Mr. Bendall is somewhat doubtful, because the European date is Sunday, May 12, 1392. On date has been retouched, and because "the that day, the 6th tithi of the dark half comday of the week and month" were supposed menced about sunrise, and the first half of that
not to tally for the year 336," are quite tithi, i.e. the time from about sunrise to about correct. [With 336 current, and the epoch sunset, was the 41st leurana, called Gara. A.D. 878-79, the corresponding date would be And at sunrise, the moon was in the nakshatra Friday, December 26, 1214, wikshatra Svati.] Sravane, and the current yoga was Indra. 10. Ib., p. 84:
[With 512 current, and the epoch A.D. 878-79, Samvat 505 Kartika-sukla ashthamyâm tithau the corresponding date would be Tuesday, Sanimvara-vasarê.
April 25, 1391, the 42nd karana, called Baņij, Data :-The year 505, the month Kârttika, nakshatra Uttarâ Ashâdha, and yoga Sukla.) the bright half, the eighth lunar day, Sanai- 13. Bendall's Catalogue, p. 155:échara-vasara or Saturday..
Samvata 532 Mågaśira-bukla saptamyam Taking 505 to be the year expired, the tithau satavộisha-nakshatrê harashana-pracorresponding (northern) Vikrama year is (para ?)-vajra-yôga i Aditya-vasarê Il 505 + 937=1442 current; and the correspond- Data:-The year 532, the month Margasiras,
• The publiebed version has sarakarand, supposed to Government." My calculation of the date rendere it certain be the Hindustani s y e, and rendered "by order of that the reading gara-karand is right.
