Indian Antiquary Vol 19

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

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[JANUARY, 1890.
9.- V.1286.- ante, Vol. XVIII. p. 112; also, Vol. XII. p. 294. Copper'-plate inscription of the Chaulukya Bhimadêva II. :
(Line 1)... Srimad-Vikrama-nfipa-kal-atita-samvatsara-satêshu dvadaśasu shata()shashty-adhikeshu laukikao Margga-måsasya śukla-paksha-chaturdaśyam Guru-dinê atra amkatol=pis sri-Vikrama-samvat 1266 varshê sri-Simha-samvat 96 varshể laukio Marggaśudi 14 Guráv-asyim samvatsara-masa-paksha-dina-våra-pûrvâyâm tithâv=ady=éha śrîmadAnahillapâtaké ...
V. 1266 current : Sunday, 23 November, A.D. 1208.
V. 1266 expired: Thursday, 12 November, A.D. 1209; the 14th tithi of the bright half ended 10 h. 12 m. after mean sunrise.
10. - v. 1207. - Jour. Beng. As. Soc., Vol. V. p. 379. Piplianagar copper-plate inscription of the Paramira Arjunavarmadêva : -
In the body of the inscription : ... saptasbashty-adhika-dvadasa-sata-samvatsarê Phålgune 1267* sukla-daśamyam=abhisheka-parvani...;
and at the end :- Samvat 12674 Phålguņa-suddba 10 Gurau.
V. 1267 current: Friday, 5 February, A.D. 1210; the 10th tithi of the bright half ended 6 h. 35 m. after mean sunrise.
v. 1287 expired : Thursday, 24 February, A.D. 1211 ; the 10th tithi of the bright half ended 5 h. 19 m. after mean sunrise.
11. – V. 1275.- Jour. Beng. As. Soc., Vol. XXVIII. p. 2; and Archæol. Surv. of Western India, No. 10, p. 111, with photozincograph. Harsauda (or Chârwå) stone inscription of the reign of Déva pâladê va of Dhari : - (Line 4). — Samvat pamchasaptaty-adhika-dvadaśa-sate=mke 1275 Mârgga-sudi 5
Sa(wa)nau, (Line 7). – Adhikê pamchasaptatyà dvadas-avda(bda)-sate sake [1*]
vatsaré Chitrabhanau tu Marggaśirshe si(si)to dalê 11 4 11 Pamchamy-amtaka-(sam]yôgê nakshatrê Vishņu-daivate
yôgê Harshana-sanjiid tu tithy-arddha Dhatri-daivato 11 511 V. 1275 carrent : Sunilny, 5 November, A.D. 1217; the 5th tithi of the bright half ended 12 h. 58 m. after mean sunrise.
V. 1275 expired: Saturday, 24 November, A.D. 1218; the 5th titli of the bright half and the learang Bàlava, presided over by Dhatri = Brahman, ended 15 h. 25 m., and the nakshatra was Sravaņa, presided over by Vishnu, up to 7 h. 53 m., and the yôga was Harshana from about 11 h. after mean sunrise.
The year Chitrabhanu, No. 16, lasted, according to the Sürya-Siddhanta rule, without bija, from 12 August, A.D. 1217, to 8 August, A.D. 1218, and with hija, from 16 September, A.D. 1217, to 12 September, A.D. 1218 ; and according to the Jyotistattva rule, from 25 July, A.D. 1217, to 21 July, A.D. 1218. Accordingly, Chitrabhanu was not actunlly current on the day of the date (24 November, A.D. 1918), but it was current at the commencement of the solar year (25 March, A.D. 1218). By the so-called Telinga rule, the date would fall in the year Bahudhânya, No. 12.
(Dr. Hall, misled by the word sake in line 7, has referred this date to the Saka orn, both when editing the inscription, in Jour. Beng. As. Soc. Vol. XXVIII., and subsequently, it. Vol. XXXI. p. 126, note, and in Jour. Americ. Or. Soc. Vol. VII. p. 24. But, as intimated by Sir A. Cunningham in the Book of Indian Eras, p. 21, the date in no way works out satisfactorily as a Saka date. And there is abundant proof to show that both saka and sukr are not
9 Read aritkató-pi.
• The published version has, both times, 1987: but this is clearly a printer's error for 1267, and is shown to be Bo by the editor's reference to the inscription, in Jour. Beng. As. Soc., Vol. VII. 1. 736.
5 The corresponding date, for Saka 125 current, would be Mondiy, 12 November, A.D. 1352; and for Saka 1275 expired, Sunday, 1 December, A.D. 1953: and in no way could either of these dates by connect with the year Chitrabhanu.