Indian Antiquary Vol 41

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUABY
MARCH, 1912.
merely a repetition of the first part, only one day, known as jyotis, is observed in the place of the last six Abhiplara days of the seventh month); thus it is less than the S&vana year) by nine days, and is a sideroal year having a thirteenth month.35
"In the place of the first six Abhiplava days in all the oven months, only five Abhiplava days are observed ; this is less than the Savana year) by six days, and is lanar.”
"In the beginning of the sixth month, one should intercalate three Trikadruka days and six Abhiplava days ; 27 thus it is greater than the Sávana year) by 18 days, and is productive of full-moon; and it is caused by the transverse motion of the sun."?
Besides the three forms of calendar mentioned above, which are similar to those described in the Niddna-sutra, a fow more varieties also are noticed in the Latyayana Srauta otra. As some of these varieties are referred to, though only briefly, in the Kțishna-Yajurvéda, it nood not be said that they existed during the Vedio period, and that they are not the later contrivances of Sutra writers. It is therefore Deoessary that we should understand them as clearly as possible. The Latyayana-Satra continges in iv. 8, 8-20 :
उत्सर्जनानि मासि मासि । बथाऽन्त एपमावृत्तानामादिः। पूर्वप्वनिप्रवेषु पाहमहरुक्थ्यं कृत्वाsग्निष्टोममुत्तमे। तौकषिकस्तोमम् । सवनाविध पधुकुर्वनुत्तममनिवपंचाहं कृत्वा पष्ठस्थाने सवनविधः। पाः । प्रथम चामिन पंचाहत्या मासांते सवनविधः पशुः । सामूनामेक प्रथमममिशवपंचाई कुर्नुभहनी वा समस्येबुनिष्पक्पृहपयो सनिपातके । अनिष्पक्बोरुत्तमे । तथा सत्वेकादश्यां पूर्वपक्षस्व सीक्षित्वा बोदवादीक्षा :कुरिन् । समरधा। बत्यावं या पूर्णानानूनपूर्णानावृत्तान् चाल
« Omissions of days) month after month. Just as the last day (in each month in the first half of the year) is omitted, so the first day (in each month) in the repeated part of the year [i.e., the second part] is omitted. Having treated as Ukthya days the sixth day in each of the three Abhiplava periods of six days, they observe the sixth day of the last Abhiplava, [i.e., the fourth Abhiplava) as an Agnishtuma day.30
"On the sixth day of the fourth Abhiplana period of each month, they have to recite set of Sims-Tersed called Ekatrika.81 Iu viow of immolating sacrificial animal, they make the last (i.6., the fourth) Abhiplava consist of only five days, and immolate sacrificial animal on the sixth day. Having made the first Abhiplava consist of only five days, they immolate a sacrificial animal at the close of the month. Some teachers make all the months deficient by one day : they make the first Abhiplava of each month consist of only five days. At the junction of Abhiplara and Prishtya days, 33 thoy reokon the last day of the fourth) Abhi plava period and the first day of tho Prishthya as one day [6.6., they treat the two as a single day]. In the last month (c., the twelfth month), they make the last day of the last but one Abhiplava the first day of the last * See Calendar, Forms I and II.
ча, Form . That is, nine days bofore the control day and nine days after it. See Calendar, Form IV. # This is what is onlled utsargindim ayanart, which is devoribed in the Krishna Yajurudda , VII. 5, 6.
# It should be noted here that woording to the school month is made to oonalat of four Abhiplavas of six days onoh and Prishthya of six days olosing the month. According to the commentary of Agnisimin on this satra, it is the Ukthya days that are omitted. Accordingly, three days are omitted in each month, thus making it vonalat of 37 days. See Calendar, Vorm V. below.
* Agnisykmin quotes p age on the authority of which the day with the Ekatrikust ma is omitted. Honde, sooording to this school, the month seems to consist of only 29 dayı. Seo Calendar, Form VI. below.
n See Oalendar, Form VII. below.
# Like Abhiplava, Prohthya to slao satne given to a period of six days which are onllod: (2) Rathnten (3) Brihat, (8) Vairdpa, (4) Vairkja. () Bikrar, and (6) Baivata, after the names of the BAMA-Ternos reosted on those days. In some sohoobs, the last six days of each month are observed u Priathya.