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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY:
(NOVEMBER, 1890.
(Line 16)... mahârâjaputra-brimad-Govimdachandradêvêna uttarayana(na)-Barkramtau....
V. 1161 current: Sunday, 6 December, A. D. 1103 ; the 5th tithi of the bright half ended, 1 h.21 m. after mean sunrise. Uttarûyana-sankranti on 25 December, A. D. 1103.
v. 1161 expired: Saturday, 24 December, A. D. 1104, when the 5th tithi of the bright half ended 4 h. 19 m. after mean sunrise, and when the Uttarayaņa-samkranti took place 7 h. 58 m. after mean sunrise.
In my opinion, Saturday, 24 December, A. D. 1104, which is the day of the Uttarayanasamkranti (which actually took place during the 6th tithi), and on which also the 5th tithi ended, is the true equivalent of the date, and the words Ravi-diné and Ravau of the date have been put erroneously for Sani-dine and Sanau.
(e). - Dates which yield no satisfactory equivalent for the year of the date, but
which would work out properly for the immediately following year. 177. - V. 1049.- Jour. Bong. As. Soc., Vol. VI. p.783; Prinsep's Essays, Vol. I. p. 324, Archæol. Surv. of India, Vol. I. p. 355 ; Epigraphia Indica, Vol. I. p. 81 ; and Sir A. Cunningham's rubbing, supplied to me by Mr. Fleet. Dêwal stone inscription of Lalla, the Chhinda :
(Line 26)... Samvatsara-sahasra 1049 Mårgga-vadi 7 Guru-dind
The possible equivalents for V. 1949 and V. 1050 are V. 1049 current,
půrņimânta : Sunday, 1 November, A. D. 991, amânta: Monday, 30 November, A, D. 991.. V. 1049 expired,
půrnimânta : the 7th tithi of the dark half commenced on Thursday, 20 October, A. D. 992, 6 h. 6 m. after mean-sunrise, and ended on Friday, 21 October, 3 h. 37 m, after mean sunrise.
amânta: Saturday, 19 November, A. D. 992. V. 1050 expired, -
purnimanta : Thursday, 9 November, A. D. 993; the 7th tithi of the dark half ended 5 h. 32 m. after mean gunrise.
amânta: Friday, 8 December, A. D. 993.
Here, either the Thursday was joined with the (7th) lithi which commenced on it, and in that case the proper equivalent of the date would be Thursday, 20 October, A. D. 992; or the year 1049 has been put erroneously for 1050. As no reason is apparent why the former course should have been adopted (the date not being connected with any religious ceremony), I would decide in favour of the second alternative, and accept Thursday, 9 November, A. D. 993, as the true equivalent of the date.
(According to Prinsep in Jour. Beng. As. Soc., Vol. VI. p. 786, the date corresponds to Thursday, 5th November, A. D. 992. But the 5th November, A. D. 992, was a Saturday, and was obe 9th of the bright half of Margasira.)
178 - V. 1107. - ante, Vol. XVI, p. 205. Nanyaurâ copper-plate inscription of the Chandella Divavarmadêva: -
(Latin 7). - Samvat 1107 Vaisakha-mise krissbra)-pakshê tritiyâyâth Soma-dine Suhavása, sama vâse .... atmiya-mâtuh rajõî-sri Bhuvanadêvyal samvatsari(ri)ke ... ,
The possible equivalents for V. 1107 and V. 1108 are :Northern V. 1107 current, —
púrpimanta: Saturday, 25 March, A. D. 1049
amânta: Sunday, 23 April, A. D. 1049. Northern V. 1107 expired, -
purnimânta: Wednesday, 14 March, A. D. 1050. amânta: Thursday, 12 April, A D. 1050.
