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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA villages and hamlets (?), the married couple may proceed on the roads on horse-back, and that afterwards when, at the end of the marriage festival, they place a pair of valuable cloths at the feet of the king and prostrate themselves, betel will be given (to them) in a golden vessel, (as) banded down by old custom. (L. 98.) “ This gift must be assiduously protected by the kings descended from our family.” [Vv. 42-48 contain the usual admonitions to future rulers.] (L. 108.) The âjñapti of this edict, which was given in the seventeenth year of the prosperous and victorious reign, (was) the commander of the camp ;[1] the composer Viddayabhaṭṭa ; (and) the writer Ponnâchârya.
POSTSCRIPT. Professor Kielhorn kindly contributes the following remarks on the date of the accession of Râjarâja-Chôḍagaṅga (above, p. 345, verse 34). “ The date is irregular for Śaka-Saṁvat 1006, both expired and current. In Śaka-Saṁvat 1006 expired the full-moon tithi of Jyaishṭha ended 15 h. 27 m. after mean sunrise of Wednesday, the 22nd May A.D. 1084, when the nakshatra was Jyêshṭhâ, by the equal space system for 19 h. 3 m., by the Brahma-Siddhânta for 1 h. 58 m., and according to Garga for 6 h. 34 m., after mean sunrise. Siṁha was lagna from 4 h. 32 m. to 6 h. 41 m. after true sunrise. “ In Śaka-Saṁvat 1006 current the same tithi ended 20 h. 36 m. after mean sunrise of Friday, the 2nd June A.D. 1083, when the nakshatra by the equal space system only was Jyêshṭhâ, for 8 h. 32 m. after mean sunrise (while it was Mûla by the Brahma-Siddhânta and according to Garga). Siṁha was lagna from 3 h. 51 m. to 6 h. 0 m. after true sunrise. “ The date would be irregular also for Śaka-Saṁvat 1005 current and 1007 expired.” _________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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