Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 18
Author(s): John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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________________ 298 THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY. [OCTOBER, 1889. 6. Was Åshậdha an intercalary month in Chôdi 958, current (ante, Vol. XVII. p. 219) ? Deducting by Table 3, Chedi, column for Aghadha, current, the next lower year 923 from the given year 958, we have a remainder of 35; and turning with 35 to Table 4, we find that in that year Ashâdha was intercalary. 7. As a last example, we will ask, to which date of which northern Vikrama year current, corresponds the 2nd April, A.D. 1036 ? Table 1, century 1000, old style ......... 2086 307 Table 2, year 36, April, + 2, ............. 13 242 Sum 2099 549 - Table 3........................... 2060 064 = northern V. 986, current. Remainder... 39 485, by Table 4 = year 108. Vaisakha 3. Sum, north. Vikrama 1094, current, Vaibikha 3. Accordingly the 2nd April, A.D. 1036, corresponds to the 3rd of the bright half of Vaisakha of the northern Vikrama 1094, current (ante, Vol. XVII. p. 252, No. 24). For the Hindu solar year it is generally more convenient to use Tables which give directly the beginning of the different months, according to the European calendar, without necessitating the conversion into days. But as it may be sometimes useful to have ready at hand, also for this year, Tables like those for the luni-solar year, our Tables 5 and 6 may not be altogether superfluous. The arrangement of these Tables is exactly like that of the rest, and requires no further explanation They will be found convenient when we seek the solar date corresponding to a luni-solar date, e. g., the solar date of the beginning of the lunisolar month; and they will also be useful for the computation of Samkrantis. As the new-moon days correspond to the oth days of the luni-solar months, so the Samkrántis correspond to the Oth days of the solar months; and we have Oth Vaisakha Mêsha-sankranti in Oth Kârttika =Tula-sankranti Oth Jyaishtha =Vpisha 8 Oth Mârgasira=Vțiśchika , Oth Ashadha Mithuna II Oth Pausha =Dhanuḥ SMakars Oth Srávaņa - Karkata, = » Oth Magha Dakshiņiyana,, S Oth Bhadrapada=Simha , Ith Phålguna=Kumbha Oth Aśvina =Kanyâ » m oth Chaitra Mina → Two examples may show the application of Tables 5 and 6: 1. Which day of the solar Chaitra corresponds to the beginning of the luni-solar northern Vikrama year 1881 expired ? Northern Vikrama 1881, expired; - next lower year in Table 3....1877...............2385 875 Table 4, 4, Chaitra + 1................ 1 477 Sum 2387 352 -next lower number in Table 5 .................. 2361 429 Remainder... 25 923 ; by Table 6 corresponds to the 20th Chaitra. Accordingly Chaitra sudi 1 of the luni-solar northern Vikrama year 1881, expired, corresponds to the 20th solar Chaitra (Warren, Kala-Sainkalita, p. 315). 8

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