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NOVEMBER, 1890.)
THE VIKRAMA ERA.
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195. - V. 1597. - Dr. Peterson's Third Report (1885-86), App. p. 214. Date of the compositiou of Parávachandra's Várttika on Virabhadrasadhu's Chatuhsarana-prakirnaka :
Muni-namd-eshu-chamdr-abdé vyatite Vikramerkataḥ 1 subhâsi Phâlganê mâsi trayôdasyam Ravēr-dine 11
pavitré Mala-nakshatre ... Here the possible equivalents for V. 1597 and the surrounding years would be:
V. 1596 current: Sunday, 2 March, A. D. 1539; the 13th tithi of the bright half ended 18 h. 8 m. after mean sunrise; nakshatra Magha (10), not Müla (19).
V. 1597 current: Friday, 20 February, A. D. 1540; nakshatra Asleshå (9). V. 1597 expired: Wednesday, 9 February, A. D. 1541 ; nakshatra Pushya (8).
V. 1598 expired: Monday, 27 February. A. D. 1542; the 13th tithi of the bright half ended 6 h. 31 m. after mean sunrise ; nakshatra Magha (10)
V. 1599 expired: Friday, 16 February A. D. 1543; nakshatra Åslêshå (9).
These equivalents shew that some of the recorded details of the date must be incorrect; for it appears from them that the moon is never anywhere near the nakshatra Mala on the 13th of the bright half of Phålguna, and that this particular tithi of Phâlguna cannot in any way be joined with a Sunday in V. 1597 current or expired. The proper year of the date may be V. 1596 current, but even so the quotation of the nakshatra would be incorrect.
APPENDIX.
ADDITIONAL REGULAR DATES. 196. - V. 811. In his Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, Vol. II. p. 764, Colonel Tod reports that at Chitör in Rajputânâ he found an inscription which was dated16_
Sambat 811, Mâgha-sudi 5th, Vpishpatwar (Thursday).' Assuming this statement to be correct, the possible equivalents of the date would be : -
V. 811 current: Thursday, 3 January, A. D. 754; the 5th tithi of the bright half ended 20 h. 24 m. after mean sunrise.
V. 811 expired: Wednesday, 22 January, A, D. 755; the 5th tithi of the bright half ended 15 h. 43 m. after mean sunrise.
(For Saka 811, current and expired, the equivalents would be Friday, 10 January, A. D. 889, and Tuesday, 30 December, A. D. 889.)
197. - V. 1944. - Archæol. Surv. of India, Vol. xx. p. 90, and Plate X. Inscription on pillar of the entrance gateway of the fortress of Tahangadh in Rajputâne: -
(Line 1)... Samvat 1244 [Jyê]shtha-su 15 Guro(rau). Northern V. 1244 carrent: Tuesday, 3 June, A. D. 1186. Northern V. 1244 expired: Sunday, 24 May, A. D. 1187.
Southern V. 1244 expired: Thursday, 12 May, A. D. 1188; the 15th tithi of the bright half ended 12 h. 20 m. after mean sunrise.
198. - V. 1317. -- Archool. Surv. of India, Vol. XXI. p. 51, and Plate xiii.; and Sir A. Cunningham's rubbing, supplied to me by Mr. Fleet. Ajaygadh rock inscription of the Chandella Viravarman :
(Line 14) ... Sagar-êmlv-agai-sudhâmsa(su)-mits Vikrama-vatsard ... Samvat 1317 .... Vaišasha(kha)-sudi 13 Gurau.
Northern V. 1317 current: Tuesday, 6 May, A. D. 1259. Northern V. 1317 expired: Sunday, 25 April, A. D. 1260.
Southern V. 1817 expired: Thursday, 14 April, A. D. 1261; the 13th tithi of the bright half ended 21 h. 45 m, after mean sunrise.
16 I give this date here because, if correctly copied, it is the earliest known regular date of the Vikrama era which Admits of verification.
