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JANUARY, 1890.)
THE VIKRAMA ERA.
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Vikrama-kalachecha 1490 sham(kha)-nidhi-ratna-sanshya(khya)kaib(ke) 1 varshe Magha-site pakshe sukla-chaturdabl-dinê 11 34 11 Pushya Ravau Stambhatîrthê ... V. 1490 current: Tuesday, 3 February, A.D. 1433.
v. 1490 expired: Sunday, 24 January, A.D. 1434; the 14th tithi of the bright half ended 4 h. 19 m., and the nakshatra was Pushya up to 5 b. 16 m. after mean sunrise.
22. - V. 1581. - Professor Weber's Catalogue, Vol. II. p. 55. Date of a MS. of the Satapatha-brahmana : -
Samvat 1531 såké 1396 pravarttamine Subhakrita(n)-nâmni samvatsarê dakshinayana-gatê ári-sûrye sarada ritau Karttika-sudi 9 Budha-vAsard Dhanishtha-nakshatré Vriddhi-yoge Kaulava-karanê kumbharási-sthitê chamdré adyedha Rajapura-vâstavyam...
V. 1531 current: Friday, 29 October, A.D. 1473.
V. 1631 expired: Wednosday, 19 October, A.D. 1474 ; the 9th tithi of the bright half and the learana Kaulava ended 13 h. 15 m., and the nakshatra was Dhanishtha up to 12 h. 29 m., and the yôga Vriddhi ap to 13 h. 26 m. after mean sunrise.
The year Subhakrit, No. 36, lasted, according to the Sûrya-Siddhânta rule, without bija, from 10 August, A.D. 1474, to 6 August, A.D. 1475, and with bija, from 16 September, A.D. 1474, to 12 September, A.D. 1475; and according to the Jyotistattva rule, from 22 July, A.D. 1474, to 18 July, A.D. 1475. Accordingly, Subhakrit was actually current on the day of the date (19 October, A.D. 1474), but it had not begun yet at the commencement of the solar year (27 March, A.D. 1474). By the Telinga role the date would fall in the year Jaya, No. 28.
(Here it may be noted that saivat 1531 and éáka 1396 are expired years, notwithstanding the word pruvartamáné by which they are qualified).
23. - V. 1656. - List of Antiquarian Remains Bo, Pres., p. 265. Stone inscription at AdAlij well near AhmadAbad, of the time of the Pataskha Mahamůda. This date having been fully given by me ante, Vol. XVIII. p. 251, I here repeat only a portion of it :
(Line 21)... Svasti sriman-nfipa-Vikrama-samay-atîta (sic) AshAddi-samvat 1555 varghê sâk[eo] 1420 pravartamâne uttari yana(na)-gatê éri-sûry[e*] sisarutau Magha-másê sukla-pakshe pachamyam tithau Budha-vAsare Uttarabhadrapad[a*)-nakshatrê Biddhinâmni yôgê Bava-karanê mina-rasan sthitê chamdrè patasha-bri-Mahamûda-vijayarajyam...
V. 1555 current : Saturday, 27 January, A.D. 1498.
V. 1555 expired: Wednesday, 16 January, A.D. 1499; the 5th tithi of the bright half ended 17 h. 13 m., and the karana Bava about 6 h., and the nakshatra was Uttara-Bhadrapada up to 11 h. 10 m., and the yoga Siddha (!) up to 17 h. 7 m., after mean sunrise.
(The calculation shows that the reading Siddhi-námni in the date is erroneous, and should be Siddha-namni. Compare No. 8 above. As in the preceding date No. 22, the word pravartamání is here also used in reference to an expired year.)
24.-V. 1881. - Rajendralál Mitra's Notices of Sanskrit MSS., Vol. VI. p. 72. Date of the composition of Isvarakrishna's Punyachandrðdaya-purána : - Indv-ashta-shot-chandra-mite s tha varshê (1681)
srf-Kärttik-akhyê dhavale cha pakshe i Jive tray ôdaśy-aparâhna-yâme
Krishnêna saukhyâya vinirmmito Syam || V. 1681 current : Sunday, 26 October, A.D. 1623
V. 1681 expired: Thursday, 14 October, A.D. 1624; the 13th tithi of the bright balf ended 8 h. 43 m. after mean sunrise.
25. - V. 1707.- Professor Weber's Catalogue, VOL. I. p. 176. Dato of a MS. of Samkara's Sárirakamimánsábhashya :
• Sultan Mahmûd Bigarh, A.D. 1450-1511; Bayley, History of Gujardt, pp. 161-237. . Read fisitartas.
