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THE VIKRAMA ERA.
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Southern V. 1225 expired,
pornimanta : Wednesday, 16 April, A.D. 1169; the third tithi of the dark half ended 6 h. 10 m, after mean sunrise.
amanta : Thursday, 15 May, A.D. 1169; the third tithi of the dark half ended 19 h. 20 m. after mean sunrise.
(Colebrooke, Misc. Essays, Vol. II. p. 295, gives the date - "Samvat 1229, Jyöshtha badi 3d, Wednesday." If this were correct, the corresponding date, for southern V. 1229 expired, půrniminta, would be Wednesday, 2 May, A.D. 1173, when the third tithi of the dark half ended 6 h. 35 m. after mean sunrise).
144.-V. 1990. – Jour. Beng. As. Soc., Vol. V. p. 343, and Plate ix. 1. Stone inscription from the Fort of Chunar near Benares :
(L. 10) .. Samva[t*] 1390 Bhadra-vadi 5 Gurau. Northern V. 1990 current,
půrnimânta : Tuesday, 11 August, A.D. 1332.
amanta: Thursday, 10 September, A.D. 1332; the 5th tithi of the dark half ended 4 h. 58 m. after mean sunrise. Northern V. 1390 expired, -
purņiminta : Sunday, 1 August, A.D. 1333.
amanta: Monday, 30 August, A.D. 1333. Southern V. 1990 expired, -
parnimanta : Thursday, 21 July, A.D. 1334; the 5th tithi of the dark half ended 20 h. 37 m. after mean sunrise.
amânta: Saturday, 20 August, A.D. 1334.. (Prinsep, loc. cit. p. 342, gives Thursday, the 5th August, A.D. 1333, as the corresponding date). (e). - A date which may be either an amanta date of a northern ourrent year
or a purnimanta date of a northern expired or southern expired year. 145. – V. 1315. - My Report for 1880-81, p. 46. Date of a MS. of Hêmachandra's Sabdanusásana-lagh uvșitti : -
Samvat 1315 varghê Chaitra-vadi chaturthi-dinê Vu(bu)dha-våre Stambhatîrthe Northern V. 1815 current,
amanta : Wednesday, 4 April, A.D. 1257; the 4th tithi of the dark half ended 14 h. 44 in. after mean sunrise.
půrņiminta : Saturday, 23 February, A.D. 1258. Northern v. 1915 expired,
amanta: Sunday, 24 March, A.D. 1258.
parnimanta : Wednesday, 12 February, A.D. 1259; the 4th tithi of the dark half ended 22 h. 43 m. after mean sunrise.
In southern V. 1315 expired Chaitre was intercalary; for the solar Chaitra lasted from 23 February, 10 h. 36 m., to 25 March, 18 h. 44 m., A.D. 1259, and there were new-moons on 23 February, 17 h. 29 m., and on 25 March, 11 h. 49 m. after mean sunrise. The 4th of the dark half of the first Chaitra was, -
purnimanta : as before, Wednesday, 12 February, A.D. 1259 ; amanta : Friday, 14 March, A.D. 1259; and of the second Chaitra, amânta : Saturday, 12 April, A.D. 1259. (f). -- Dates which may be either purnimanta dates of northern expired years
or amanta dates of southern expired years,12 146.- V. 1382.- My Report for 1880-81, p. 4. Date of a MS. of the Uttaradhyayanastra:Samvat 1332 varshê Vaisakha-vadi 3 Sanau.
12 As regards the date No. 149, this is not quite correct, or it is correct only so far as the week.day is concernod, for in reality that date must be regarded as an amanta date of a southern expired year.
