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JANUARY, 1895.) ON THE DATES OF THE SAKA ERA IN INSCRIPTIONS.
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141.-8. 1128. - Ep. Ind. Vol. I. p. 348. Pagnâ inscription of the Dévagiri-Yadava Singhaņa II. : -
(L. 21). -Sri-Saké 1128 Prabhava-samvatsaré Srivaņa-mase paurņņamâsyam chandragrahana-samayê.
In the year Prabhava, which by the southern luni-solar system was 8. 1129 (not 1128) expired, the fun-moon tithi of Sråvaņa ended 11 h. 30 m. after mean sunrise of the 9th August, A. D. 1207, when there was a lunar eclipse, visible in India.
142. - 9. 1444. - Páli, Sler. and Old-Kan. Inscr. No. 27; Mysore Inscr. No. 135, p. 245. Simogga copper-plate inscription of Kșishṇaraya of Vijayanagara: -
Salivahana-Saka 1444 (in words; 1. 5 of the fourth side), the Svabhanu sarmvatsara ; Tuesday, in the month Pushya; at the time of the Makars-sam krama ... under the constellation Hasta.
In the year Subhang, which by the southern luni-solar system was 8. 1445 (not 1444) expired, the Makara-samkranti took place 18 h. 1 m. after mean sunrise of Monday, 28th December, A.D. 1523, while the moon was in Hasta; and on the following day, Tuesday, the 29th December, the 8th tithi of the dark half of Pausha ended 21 h. 42 m. after mean sunrise.
143. - $. 1845. - Mysore Inscr. No. 169, p. 318. Melkote copper-plate inscription of Krishparaja of Maisûr: -
In ... the Salivahana Saka, the year reckoned as bhúta, arnava, anga and Kshiti (1645) having passed, and the year Krodhi being current, in the month Pushya, the 12th day of the moon's decrease, Wednesday, under the constellation Anuradha, the Vriddhi yoga, the Balave karana, the uttarayana, the sun being in Makara, - on this auspicious day, in the morning.'
In the year Krodhin, which by the southern luni-solar system was 8. 1646 (not 1645) expired, the Uttarayana-sankranti took place 18 h. 16 m. after mean sunrise of Tuesday, 29th December, A. D. 1724; and the 12th tithi of the dark half of the amánta Pausha commenced (and the karana Balava ended) 3 h. 20 m. after mean sunrise of Wednesday, 30th December, A. D. 1724, when the nakshatra was Anuradha ap to 11 h. 10 m., and the yoga Vriddhi from 3 h. 56 m. after mean sunrise.
3. - Dates with Wrong Months. 144. - 8. 872.- Jour. Bo. As. Soc. Vol. XI. p. 245. Date of a grant commemorated in an inscription at Narégal:
On the occasion of an eclipse of the sun on Thursday, the day of the new moon of the month Kårttika of the Sadharana sativatsara, being the year of the Saka 872.'
In 8. 872 expirod, which by the southern luni-solar system was sadharana, the 15th tithi of the dark half of the amanta Karttika ended 13 h. 53 m. after mean sunrise of Tuesday, 12th November, A. D. 950, when there was no eclipse. But there was a total solar eclipse, not visible in India, at sunrise of Thursday, 12th December, A.D. 950, which was the 15th of the dark half of the following month, the amanta Margasirsha. [By the mean-sign system Sadharana ended on the 30th September, A. D. 949.)
145. - 8. 1096. - Jour. Bo. Ar. Soc. Vol. XVIII. p. 275. Belgaum District copper-plate inscription of the Kalachari Sômēśvara :
(Plate iib, 1. 20). - Shannaraty-adhika-sahasratamê Sake Jaya-samvatsarê Karttika-sukladvådaśyam Brihaspativara-Révatinakshatra-Vyati patayôga-Va(ba)vakaraña-yaktâyârn.
Perhape Balava' may be an error for 'Kaalari,' the karana which followa immediately upon Bélava. • Compare also No. 156, below.
