Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 41
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications
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MARCH, 1912.)
THE VEDIC CALENDAR
Calendar-Form IX. The savans your with twenty-one intercalary days inserted between the
sixth and seventh months.
6th Month.
A.
0.
1
Abhiplava I . .
III
IV ya days
.. ... ... .. ... ... . ......
. . ..
1 2 3 4 7 | 8 o 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30
Přishthya days
.
25
26
28
30
Three Svarasima
Central
day.
days.
Vibyajit. Throg Svaraima
day..
Siz Prishthya
daye.
10
13
Abhijit Six Prishtþya days
814151617| 8 | 9 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |10|17|18|1920|21 7th Month.
j.
J. a. . . . J. Abhiplava I - ... | 2 | 3 | | ... II .. . 7 8 9 10 11
1 ... ... 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | IV ... ... ... 19 20 21 22 23 24
Prishtha days ... ... ... 25 26 27 28 29 30 Names for the different kinds of years as suggested by Dr. J. F. Fleet :
324 - 27 x 12 ... ... "Sidereal lunar year of 324 days." 351 = 27 x 18 ... ... "Sidereal lunar year of 851 days." 854 = 30 x 6 + 29 x 6 ... "Synodic lunar year." 360 = 30 x 12 or 27 x 13. The best possible term for this is the original one,
"Barana year." 866 = 27 x 134 ...
"Sidereal solar year" 878 = 189 + 189 ... "Pseudo-solstitial year of 378 days." 865 ... ... ...
"Vague solar year." 365+ ... ... ...
"Julian solar year."-This term involves an anachronism,
but it is customary and explains at onco what is meant, (To be continued.)
