Indian Antiquary Vol 20

SR No.: 032512
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 486
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 21 MB

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JANUARY, 1891.]
MISCELLANEA.
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tiachim mânsan ailin tim tari ajêbên bharlim ani vichârilam kólhiapar ka zhailam aisa." Kolhiazûn bôtlan : “Ka zhậilan! Naurichâ pâingûn khôțâ, naurichâ paingûn khôțâ. Kal pâvat k Amchâm châllam, ani tůmcht sôkri kilialâ êk råt nåhin jeli tavam saraṁ nâipet zhảilam. Naurichå påingûn khôta, naurfchâ pâingun khôta."
Razi tori êuzó lagla gê ht várta khart aśèl, kảm gå tiachê mansanzân sâram tiala singatla hôtan zeuran bagiltam taurar, ani kz bagitêi tê kains nåhin.
Rajazûn dhir dila pôrâlâ, ani ardam râz tiala dilam hia kartam gê tiachê sôkrichê pâiansin tiachân garibehår zhảila. Pôriâzân khûślsim ardan rûz jhêtlan ani nivật rêlê.
Mûrâd varsam bharlim ani kôlhân mêlê; pôrâzân tialâ girilam. Ardam rûz jhéanaim to pôria ani tiacht bâ ikô rölim khûsalin, ani dokrin mbåtarin zháilim.
MISCELLANEA. CALCULATIONS OF HINDU DATES. dinayuta-Sømaváradoļu nákula-chittade nonta No. 47.
taļdidar Until recently, the latest known name in the jana-nutan=Indrarajan akhi!-&mara-raja-maha. dynasty of the Rashtrakatas of Malkhód was vibhatiyam II, - that of Kakkala or Kakka III., who was over. "taking (lit. recollecting, or thinking of), the time thrown by the Western Chalukya king Tailapa of the Saka king, the number of which is measured II. about A. D. 973-74. An inscription from by the oceans (four), the sky (nought), and the Maisar, however, No. 57 in Mr. Rice's Inscrip- treasures (nine); (the year) Chitrabhanu being tions at Sravana Belgola, has now brought to current; on Monday, connected with the day of notice a later name, that of Indraraja, with the the eighth tithi of the dark fortnight of Chaitra; date of A. D. 982. In addition to being mentioned having performed the vow with an undisturbed by his own proper name, this Indrarája is also mind, Indraråja, praised by mankind, attained spoken of by several birudas, among which is that the high dignity of (Indra), the lord of all the of Ratta-Kandarpa ; and this shews the family to gode." which he belonged. Further, he is described as
Here, the given unspecified year is an expired & son's son of Krishnarajendra, who, there can
year, the Chitrabhanu samvatsara coinciding be little doubt, is Krishna IV., the father of Kakka III.; but, whether this Indraraja was a son
by the southern luni-solar system, with Saka.
Sarvat 905 current.' And in this year, the given of Kakka III., or of another son of Krishņa IV.
tithi Chaitra krishna 8 onded at about 57 is not made clear by the record.
ghafla, 50 palas, after mean sunrise (for Bombay). The inscription is an eulogy of the virtues and
on Monday, 30th March, A. D. 982; which, prowess of Indraråja : and it concludes by giving
accordingly, is the English equivalent of the the date of his death. He died, apparently, by I given date. the performance of the Jain vow of sallékhana
J. F. FLEET. or self-starvation. The passage containing the date, as given by Mr. Rice (loc. cit., Texte, pp. 55, EXAMINATION OF SOME ERRORS IN 71), runs
WARREN'S KALASANKALITA: Vanadhi-nabhô-nidhi-pramita-samkhye Sak- Warren's Kalasankalita, published in 1825, &vanipêla-kaļaman
has been so long before the public, that any for. neneyise Chitrabhanu parivarttise Chaitra- mal and detailed criticism of it cannot now be sitêtar-&shtami. I
called for. Still, as it is quoted even to the pre1 Road aarikhya-fak', as required by the metro. - way. It may also be noted, in connection with the J. P. F.
published Tables of interonlary months, that the next • Bead admavaradoleandkuna.-J. F. F.
insoription, No. 58, in Mr. Bioe's book, gives & date in • It may be noted, in connection with the question the adhika or intercalated shAdha of a Chitrabhanu sais
to the period when the mean-sign system was sup- vatsara which appears to be the same one was that dealt planted by the southern luni-solar system in Southern with above. The date does not include the week-day, India, that by the mean-sign system, the same sariwat- or any other item by which the details can be actually sara, Chitrabhápu, was current at the commencement of tested. But the record is in socordance with Mr. Bak Sahvat 901 current. But Chaitra Kukla 10 then Cowjee Patell's and General Sir A. Cunningham's ended at about 19 ghaffs on Thursday, 31st March, A. D. Tables, which give AshAdha m the interoulary month for 981; and so oannot be connected with á Monday in any | Baks-sahvat 905 ourrent.