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NOVEMBER, 1890.)
THE VIKRAMA ERA.
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Northern V. 1229 current : Saturday, 10 April, A. D. 1171. Northern V. 1229 expired: Wednesday, 29 March, A. D. 1172.
Southern v. 1229 expired: the third tithi of the bright half commenced on Monday, 16 April, A.D. 1173, 1 h. 40 m, after mean sunrise, and ended on Tuesday, 17 April, 2 h. 42 m, after mean sunrise.
I have shewn, loc. cit. p. 346, that the ceremonies connected with the yugadi had necessarily to be performed on Monday, 16 April, A. D. 1173, because the third tithi of the bright half commenced before the 13th ghatikd of that day, and ended before the 13th ghafikd of the next day, and that the Monday, therefore, is the true equivalent of the date.
174. - v. 1284. - ante, Vol. XVIII. p. 139. Copper-plate inscription of Jayachchandradeva of Kananj:
(Line 24) ... chatustrimsatyll-adhika-dvadasa-sa(sa)ta-samvatsaré Paushe mksi Bu(sa)kla-pakshe chaturthyân-titbau Bavi-dine ankato-pi samvat 1234 Paysha-sudi 4 Ravau uttarayana(na)-samkrantau ady-éha árimad- Váránasyam Gamgåyam snåtvå ...
V. 1234 current : Taesday, 7 December, A. D. 1176; and Uttarayaņa-sankranti on 25
December, A. D. 1176.
V. 1294 expired: the 4th tithi of the bright half commenced on Sunday, 25 December, A. D. 1177, 4 h. 36 m. after mean sunrise, and ended on Monday, 26 December, 6 h. 10 m. after mean sunrise ; and the Uttarayana-sah kranti took place on Sunday, 25 December, 5 h. 18 m. after mean sunrise.
The true equivalent is Sunday, 25 December, A.D. 1177, and the meaning of the date appears to be, that the donation spoken of in the inscription was made at the Uttarayana sankranti which took place during the 4th tithi on that Sunday.
175. - V. 1877. - Professor Aufrecht's Catalogue, p. 61. Date of a MS. of the Váráha. purdņa, written at Benares :
Sarvat 1877 Khara nåma-samvatsaré adhika-Jyáshto(shtho) måge sukló paksh& saptamyAyAm 13 Guru-vasara tad-dind...
Jyaishtha was intercalary in northern V. 1877 expired ;18 for, in that year the solar Jyaishtha lasted from 11 May, new style, 20 h. 51 m., to 12 June, 6 h. 32 m., A. D. 1820, and there were new-moons on 12 May, 8 h., and 10 June, 18 h. 8 m. after mean sunrise. The 7th tithi of the bright half of the first or adhika Jyaishtha commenced on Thursday, 18 May, 8 h 47 m. after mean sunrise, and ended on Friday, 19 May, 10 h. 16 m. after mean sunrise ; and the 7th of the bright half of second Jyaishtha was Sunday, 18 June.
In my opinion, Thursday, 18 May, new style, A. D. 1820, is the true equivalent of the date, and the writer finished his work in the afternoon or evening of that day, after the commencement of the 7th tithi.
The year Khara, No. 25, lasted, according to the Sûrya-Siddhanta rale, without bija, from 9 August, new style, A. D. 1819, to 4 August, A. D. 1820, and with bija, from 18 September, A. D. 1819, to 13 September, A. D. 1820; and according to the Jyôtistattvå rule, from 19 Joly. A.D. 1819, to 14 July, A. D. 1820. Accordingly, Khara was current on the actual day of the date (18 May, A.D. 1820) and also at the commencement of the solar year (10 April, A. D. 1820). By the Telinga rule the date would fall in the year Vikrama, No. 14.
(d). - A date with a wrong week-day. 176. – V. 1181. — ante, Vol. XIV. p. 103. Basahi copper-plate inscription of Govindachandradêva of Kananj -
(Line 8)... Samvat sahas[r]-aikê êkashashty-uttara-sat-Abhyadhikê Pausha-másê sakla-pakshê pamchamyam Ravi-dind så kê sarvat 1161 Pausha-sudi 5 Ravau .... 11 Read chatustrithiad..
12 Read saptamydin.
15 Soe No. 121 above, p. 177.
