Indian Antiquary Vol 19

Author(s): John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 11

JANUARY, 1890.]
THE EPOCH OF THE LAKSHMANASENA ERA.
6.- According to Dr. Rajendralál Mitra's Notices of Sanskrit MSS., Vol. V. p. 170, a MS. of the Acharachintamani is dated -
Lakshmana-bhûpa-sambandhi-trayastrimsad-adhika-satachatushtay-abdê Kârttika-krishņasaptamyam Sukre, - i.e. 'on the seventh (lunar day) of the dark half of Karttika in the year four hundred and thirty-three of the prince Lakshmana, on a Friday.'
And here the corresponding European dates would be : (a) for 433 + 1026 = Saka 1459 expired,
pûrņimânta: Tuesday, 25 September, A.D. 1537. amânta: Thursday, 25 October, A.D. 1537; the 7th tithi of the dark half ended 7 h. 35 m.
after mean sunrise. (6) for 433 + 1027=Saka 1460 expired, -
púrpimânta : Monday, 14 October, A.D. 1538.
amânta: Wednesday, 13 November, A.D. 1538. (c) for 433 + 1028=Saka 1461 expired,
půrnimânta: Saturday, 4 October, A.D. 1539; the 7th tithi of the dark half ended 6 h.
14 m. after mean sunrise.
amânta: Sunday, 2 November, A.D. 1539. (a) for 433 + 1029=Saka 1462 expired, -
pårnimânta: Wednesday, 22 September, A.D. 1540. amants : Friday, 22 October, A.D. 1540; the 7th tithi of the dark half ended 8 h. 13 m.
after mean sunrise. for 433 + 1030=Saka 1463 expired, - pârşimânta: Tuesday, 11 October, A.D. 1541. amânta : Thursday, 10 November, A.D. 1541 ; the 7th tithi of the dark half ended 8 h.
38 m. after mean sunrise.
The result of my calculations of the above six dates, with assumed epochs ranging from Saka 1026 expired A.D. 1104(-5) to Saks 1030 expired = A.D. 1108(-9) is then as follows:
The dates 1 (the year 74, Vaisakha), 3 (the year 376, Pausha), and 5 (the year 424, Pausha), would work out satisfactorily with the epoch Saka 1027 expired.
The dates 2 (the year 317, Chaitra), 4 (the year 399, Vaisakha), and 6 (the year 433, Karttika), would work out satisfactorily with the epoch Saka 1029 expired.
The five dates from 2 to 6 would work out satisfactorily, if we were to assume that the Lakshmaņasons year had commenced with the month Margasira, and that the ers had begun on Margasira-sudi 1 of Saka 1028 expired, = the 29th October, A.D. 1108. For, with these assumptions we might explain the five dates thus: -
@) Date 3; the year 376, Pausha-vadi 13 Budhe. The year 376 is a current year, and, with the púrnimánta scheme of the lunar fortnights, the corresponding date accordingly is Wednesday, 19 December, A.D. 1481.
(6) Date 5; the year 424, Pausba-sudi 10 Sukro. The year 424 also is a current year, and the corresponding date is Friday, 10 December A.D. 1529.
(6) Date 2; the year 317, Chaitra-eudi 1 Gurau. The year 317 is an expired year, and the corresponding date accordingly is Thursday, 2 March, A.D. 1424.
(a) Date 4; the year 399, Vaisakha-vadi 4 Chandre. The year 399 also is an expired year, and, with the amánta scheme of the lunar fortnights, the corresponding date is Monday, 11 May, A.D. 1506.
(e) Date 6; the year 433, Karttika-vadi 7 Sukre. The year 433 again is an expired year, and the corresponding date, also with the amúntá scheme of the lunar fortnights, is Friday, 22 October, A.D. 1540.
And it may be added that, with the assumed epoch and & year commencing with Margasira, the date of the copper-plate grant of king Sivasitha (the year 293, Sråvapa-sadi 7