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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[OCTOBER, 1892.
securely from their Hindu enemies. Their other prod's Daine Mor&ko, may be tlse Môrêki River, which traverses this area and whose course is beset by numeruiy hot springs, still worshipped hy the aburigines. These in the winter mornings beleh forth great clouds of sulphurous bleum, marking their site from afar.
I have no doubt that the other minor names of the story, and most of the fort-smes wlich enter into the tribal pass-words, will be found still entrent als territorial names, or in the traditions of the Abîrs and Gwâlás, if only searched for in the tracts here indicated.
It will also be noticed that such a progress of the tribe, as that herein indicated, takes them from the base of the Hinuiluyus to their present location, thus accounting for the Turuuian' element in their speech.
MISCELLANEA. SONE DATES IN THE
ļukya Vikruma-kalada blncy=Anala-sanii vatsara. CHALUKYA-VIKRAMA-KALA.
da Chaitra-bahula-pamehami. Mashgabavara- 31era The Western Chalukya king Vikramadi (sbn)-sainkranti-ryatipatad- du. And these tys VI. sought to supersede the use of the Suka detxile work ont quite correctly. The year is era y un cru which was named after himself Saku-Samvut 1059 carrent. By Prof. Kert. the Chalukya-Vikrams.kala and Chalukya. | Lakshman Clbatre's tables, the given titki en led Vikrama-varsha, and the first year of which at about 21 gh. 10 p.=8 br. 28 min., after was the first year of his own reign, vis. tbe Anala mean sunrise (for Bombay), on Tuesday, 24th or Vala wersiivuthara, Suku-Suivat 999 current, Mareh, A. D. 1136. And the Nesha-sankranti A. D. 1076-77.
occurred, while that tithi was current, at about According to Sir Walter Elliot't Carnataka
56 ghatis, = 22 hrs. 24 min.. on the donduy, Den Inweriptions, Vol. I. p. 255, the eurliest
and, on account of the lateness of the hour, date in this eru is one of Chaitra krishnu D, in
would be celebrated on the Tuesday. the first yeur of it, contained in un inscription, This date is, in renlity, one of a few which shew which does not refer itself to any particular reign, that an attempt was inade to continue the at the temple of Kadumbesvaru at Araleshwar era after the end of the reign of Vikramain the Hangal Taluka, Dharwar District. Prof. ditya VI. Kielhorn hus receutly caleulated this date; with
These dntes may be divided into two classes :the result that the details. as taken by him, tlo not work out correctly (page 10 above, No. 8).
A. - Some of them shew simply a continusIde took them, lowever, from the reading which
tion of the Chalukya-Vikrama-kala. To this I myself gave (ante, Vol. VIII. p. 190, No. 4).
class belongs the Arn!ôshwar late, mentioned from the transcript in the Elliot Collection. Andab
il above. And other instances are to be found in I now find, from an ink-impression, that the
this Journal, Vol. VIII. p. 193, Nos. 37 to 39,
and +1 to 13. record is dated, as plainly as could possibly be, -- not in the first year of the era, as represented by Of these, Nos, 41, 42, and 43, of the sixty-first, Sir Walter Elliot's copyist, - but in the sixty- eighty-fourth, and ninety-fourth years, are first year of it. The original has-grimuch-Chat already verified. And I can now verify No. 37.
[1 hare referred this article to Mr. Grieryon, who seems to dingroo with Dr. Waddoll. He writes :-"I know of no Pipri in North Bihar. There in mail to have been Pipriand a Handl in Gay, but they are mythical and solely due to the desire which each Bihar distriet has of approprinting Lirik to itself. Hurut is really in Balis I shoulil xuy that the Ahirt were inore common in South Bihar. I do not remember y place called Hardt in Darbhanga, but it in twolve years since I was there. Lirik is not much known east of the Ganılak. The story is essentially Westeru Gandak and South Gaugotic. Shahabad and Gay A are full of it. So also are Saran, Bulia nad Benares. The favorito Darbhanga legend is the Dusalh one of Salhes. There will be a good ahir legend of South Bihlır in the articles now being priutel on Tulsi Di#."-E.]
1 I mean, to the oxtent of shewing that the records really oxist. The point whether the details work out correctly, is not of prenent importanco. -I thiuk thnt, as a matter of fact, the inajority of these dates will not work out correctly. Bnt, a Prof. Kiedhorn ha inilicated (page 111 above), this is the citro with many of the Inter of this perioil. An:l the records containing them are not necessarily to be stamperl ay not geuuiue ou thut account. - From more ample experience of the work of Sir Walter Elliot's copyint, I consider it waste of time and trouble to calculate dates, the details of which depend solely on his transcripts. His versions may be true and corroet in the majority of cases. But I have come across too many instituces iu which he has taken liberties with tho toxts of the originals.
