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Chandravåré chandra-grahas chadamani-sarjñas specified in the record itself. For, by the southern tatra dan-adikam ananta-phalam; - loc. cit.). luni-solar system, the Saumya samvatsara And it may be that, within certain limits, the coincided with Saka-Samvat 1172 current (1171 punyakala could be extended to the Sunday or expired). the Monday, as the case might be. In the present In this year, the given tithi Ashadha sukla 15 instance, the eclipse, - one of the moon,
ended on Saturday, 26th June, A.D. 1949, actually occurred on a Saturday; while the record,
at about 32 ghatis, 15 palas, after mean sunrise using the term uyatépata, connects it with the
(for Bombay). By the equal-space system for Monday. While, in the other case of which I have
the longitudes of the ending-points of the nak. spoken, the eclipse, - one of the sun, actually
shatras, the moon was in the Parva-Ashadha Occurred on a Saturday; but the record, using the
nakshatra, at sunrise, and up to at about same term, connects it with the Sunday. More
7 hrs. 52 min., = 19 gh. 40 p. Also, there was over, in the present instance, the intervention of
the Vaidhriti yoga, ending at about 14 hrs. 2 an expunged tithi during all the hours of day.
min., = 35 gh. 5 p. light on the intervening day, may have something to do with the matter; Kårttika krishna I ended
No. 44. at about 3 palas on the Sunday; krishna 2, the
In the Munolli stone-inscription of the same expunged tithi, ended at about 58 gh. 80 p. king Krishna, published by me in the Jour. Bo. on the same day; and the tithi that ended on the
Br. R. 48. Soc. Vol. XII. pp. 4,34 ff., the date (line Monday, was krishna 3, at about 55 gh. 35 p.
20 ff.) is - SA(sa)ka-varsha 1174neya Viro[dhi. In this case, no better result can be obtained kritu)-samvatsarada Jêshta bahuļa ya(a)må vase by applying the given year as an expired year, Buryya-grahaņa Su(su)krav&[rad-a]mdu, - "on and altering the name of the samvatsara from Friday, (at the time of) an eclipse of the sun, Chitrabbanu, No. 16, to Subhanu or Svabhånu, which is the new-moon tithi of the dark fortnight No. 17. For, in Saka-Samvat 1146 current (1145 of the month) Jy&shtha of expired), Karttika sukla 15 again ended not on a samvatsara, which is the 1174th Saka year." And Monday, but on Thursday, 9th November, A. D. the inscription proceeds to record that, on this 1228, at about 52 gh. 30 p. Moreover, on this day, the cultivators of Munfndravaļli, and certain day there was no eclipse of the moon.
other people, granted some lands &c. for the No. 43.
angabhoga and rangabhôgu and other rites of the In the Chikka-Bagiwaại copper-plate grant
god Jagadiśvara. of the Dêvagiri-Yadava king Kệishna, from the Here, again, we have another clear instance of Belgaum District, published by me, with a litho- the use of a current year of the Baka era. graph, in this Journal, Vol. VII. p. 303 ff. (origi.
For, by the southern luni-solar system, the nally in the Jour. Bo. Br. R. 48. Soc. Vol. XII.
Virodhikrit samvatsara coincided with Saka. pp. 3, 25 ff.), the date (line 19 ff.) is-êkasaptaty.
Samvat 1174 current (1173 expired). uttara-sat-adhê(dhi)ka-sahasra-samkhyeshu Sak- The details, however, do not work out satisfac. Avde(bdê shv=atiteshu pravarttamine Saum torily. In this year, Jyishtha krishna 15 ended, mya-samvatsarê tad-arta[r*]gat-Åshaha. not on a Friday, but on Tuesday, 20th June, patirnnomasyarh Sanaiếchara-vara Parvy-Åsha. A. D. 1251, at about 38 ghatis, 40 palas, after dh(4°)-nakshatra Vaidhșiti-yôgê ittham-bhůta- mean sunrise (for Bombay). Moreover, on this pumpya - kåle, -- " when there have gone by the day there was no eclipse of the sun. The nearest Saka years numbered by a thousand increased by solar eclipses (von Oppolzer's Canon, p. 236) a hundred raised by seventy-one, in the current were, on Saturday, 22nd April, of the same year, Saumya samvatsara, on the full-moon tithi of corresponding to Chaitra kşishna 15; and on (the month) Ashâdha in that (year), on Saturday, Sunday, 17th September, corresponding to Bhaunder the Pärvi-Ashadhi nakshatra, (and) in the Vaidhfiti yoga; at this meritorious time." And
Nor can any better result be obtained by apply. the inscription proceeds to record that, at this time, the minister Mallisaitti gave certain lands
ing the given year as an expired year, and alter
ing the name of the savivatsara from Virodbiksit, at Santheya-Bågavadi to the god Madhava
No. 45, into Paridhårin, No. 46. For, in Sakrand thirty-two Bråhmans.
Sairat 1175 current (1174 cxpired), Jyéshcha Here the given year is an expired year, as krishạn 15 again ended, not on a Friday, but on
! Read saunys.
4 Read pusya. • By tho unequal-space systems, the nakshatra at sun
rise was Uttard-Ashfdhâ; and Parvi-Ashadhå enderl on the provious day..
Read jyésh.a.
