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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
(SEPTEMBER, 1888.
Both days clearly are wrong, and a satisfactory style, 1875, when the 2nd tithi of the dark result is obtained only for the dark half of half ended 9h 30ma fter mean sunrise. [With Magha; for the date corresponding to the second 995 current, and the epoch A.D. 878-79, the of the dark half of Magha, 843 expired, -is corresponding date would be Sunday, May 3, Monday, February 22, 11, 1723, when the 2nd 1874.] tithi, of the dark half ended 6h 6m after c.-Dates in which the years mentioned mean sunrise, and when at sunrise the moon must be regarded, exceptionally, 88 was in the nakshatra Uttard-Phalgunt, and the
current years. current yôga was Sala. [With 843 current, 1 24. 10., p. 172:and the epoch A.D. 878-79, the corresponding | Samvat 157 Vaisakha-sukla-tritiyâyar Su date, for the dark half of Mâgha, would be kra-dinê. Tuesday, January 23, 1722.]
Data :-The year 157, the month Vaisakha, 22. Bendall's Catalogue, p. 5:
the bright half, the third lunar day, Sukra-dina Naipâlik-Abdê bhuja-parvata-vasu-samyutelor Friday. måsê Asvini ssitê trayodasiamita-tithau Taking 157 to be the current year, the târâ chitra priti-yôgê ... Bhaskaraputra corresponding northern Vikrama year is 156 vasarê ...
expired + 938 = 1094 current; and the correData :-The year 872, the month Asvina, the sponding European date is Friday, April 2, dark half (Aávino srité), the thirteenth lunar 1036, when the 3rd tithi of the bright half day, Bhaskaraputra-vasara or Saturday, the ended 9h 21m after mean sunrise. [With nakshatra Chitrs, and the yôga Priti.
157 expired and the epoch A.D. 878-79, or Taking 872 to be the year expired, the cor- with 157 carrent and the epoch A.D. 879-80, responding northern Vikrama year is 872 + the corresponding date would be Thursday, 938 = 1810 current; and the corresponding April 21, 1037; and with 157 expired, and European date is Saturday, November 4, new the epoch A.D. 879-80,--Monday, April 10, style, 1752, when the 13th tithi of the dark 1038.] half ended 17 minutes after mean sunrise. 25. 16., p. 148 - Calculated by Prof. Jacobi's Tables, the moon, Samyat 927 Vaišksha - masya-sukla - pakshe at sunrise, was in the nakshatra Chitra, and chaturdaéyám tithan chitta-nakshatrê vaja-yôgê the current yôga was Ayushmat, the yoga ... Vpihaspati-vara. following upon Priti.-As the reading Asviné Data :-The year 927, the month Vaisakha, Ssité might be considered doubtful, I have the bright half, the fourteenth lunar day, Bțicalculated also the 13th of the bright half of haspati-vara or Thursday, the nakshatra Asvina, with the result-Saturday, October Ohitra, and the yoga Vajra. 21, new style, 1752, nakshatra Rêvati (No. 27 | Taking 927 to be the current year, the instead of No. 14), and yôga Vajra (No. 15 corresponding northern Vikrama year is 926 instead of No. 2), which shows that the day expired + 938 = 1864 current ; and the intended must be the 13th of the dark half. corresponding European date is Thursday, [With 872 current, and the epoch A.D. 878-79, May 1, new style, 1806, when the 14th tithi the corresponding date would be Sunday, ended 19h 25m after mean sunrise. At sunOctober 6, 1751, nakshatra Hasta, and yoga rise, the moon was in the nakshatra Chitra, Vaidhriti.]
and the current yôga was Vajra. [With 927 23. Ib., p. 40:
expired and the epoch A.D. 878-79, or with Samvat 995 miti Baisakha krishņa 2 Sani- 927 current and the epoch A.D. 879-80, the śvara-vara.
corresponding date would be Wednesday, May Data :-The year 995, the month Vaisakha, 20, new style, 1807, nakshatra Svati, and yoga the dark half, the second, Sanivara or Satur- Variyas; and with 927 expired and the epoch day.
A.D. 879-80,-Monday, May 9, new style, Taking 995 to be the year expired, the 1808, nakshatra Svati, and yoga Vyatipata.] corresponding northern Vikrama year is 995 + An examination of these 25 dates will show 938 = 1933 current; and the corresponding that, as regards the settlement of the trae epoch European date is Saturday, May 22, new of the Newâr era, the most important of them
