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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA D.─ JATAVARMAN SUNDARA-PANDYA I. 11.─ In the Pañchanadêśvara temple at Tiruvaiyâru.[1] 1 Svasti śrîḥ [||*] Kô=Chchaḍapanmar=âna Ti[r]ibuvanachchakkaravattigaḷ śrî- Śundara-Pâṇḍiyadêvarkku yâṇḍu 2âvadu Mêsha-nâyarru apara-pakshattu êkâdaśiyum Viyâla-kkilamaiyum perra Śad[ai]yat[tu nâḷ]. “ In the 2nd year (of the reign) of king Jaṭâvarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Sundara-Pâṇḍyadêva,─ on the day of Śatabhishaj, which corresponded to a Thursday and to the eleventh tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Mêsha.” To shorten any remarks, I may state here at once that the six dates Nos. 11-16 work out correctly on the assumption (and prove thus) that the reign of Jaṭâvarman Sundara-Pâṇḍya I. commenced between (approximately) the 20th and 28th April A.D. 1251. This date, No. 11, corresponds to Thursday, the 27th March A.D. 1253, which was the third day of the month of Mêsha, and on which the 11th tithi of the dark half (of the month Chaitra) ended 2 h. 20 m., and the nakshatra was Śatabhishaj, by the equal space system for 13 h. 47 m., according to Garga for 5 h. 16 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 2 h. 38 m., after mean sunrise. To ascertain whether this date could possibly be one of the reign of Jaṭâvarman Sundara-Pâṇḍya II., I have calculated it also for the years A.D. 1277, 1278, and 1279, and have found that it would be incorrect for any one of these years. The same remark applies to the dates Nos. 12 and 13.
12.─In the Vaidyanâtha temple at Tirumalavâḍi.[2] 1 Svasti śri [||*] Kô=Chchaḍaiva[r*]mmar=âna Tribhuvanachchakravattigaḷ śrî- [Su]ndara-Pâṇḍiyadêvarkku yâṇḍu 2vadu Mêsha-nâyarru apara-pakshattu śadu[r]tthiyum Śani-kk[i]lamaiyum perra Mu(mû)lattu nâḷ. “ In the 2nd year (of the reign) of king Jaṭâvarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Sundara-Pâṇḍyadêva,─ on the day of Mûla, which corresponded to a Saturday and to the fourth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Mêsha.” The date corresponds to Saturday, the 19th April A.D. 1253, which was the 26th day of the month of Mêsha, and on which the 4th tithi of the dark half (of the month Vaiśâkha) ended 2 h. 59 m., and the nakshatra was Mûla by the equal space system for 5 h. 16 m., after mean sunrise. 13.─In the Vaidyanâtha temple at Tirumalavâḍi.[3] 1 Svasti śri [||*] Kô=Chchaḍapa[nmar=âna] Tiru(ri)bu[va]nachchakkaravattigaḷ śrî- Śundara-Pâṇḍiyadêvarkku yâ[ṇ]ḍu 3vadu Vṛiśchika-nâyaru pûrvva-pakshattu [sha]shṭhiyum Budan-kilamaiyum perra Uttirâḍattu nâḷ. “ In the 3rd year (of the reign) of king Jaṭâvarman alias the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Sundara-Pâṇḍyadêva,─ on the day of Uttarâshâḍhâ, which corresponded to a Wednesday and to the sixth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Vṛiśchika.” The date corresponds to Wednesday, the 29th October A.D. 1253, which was the second day of the month of Vṛiśchika, and on which the 6th tithi of the bright half (of the month Kârttika) ended 18 h. 4 m., and the nakshatra was Uttarâshâḍhâ, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 12 h. 29 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 5 h. 55 m., after mean sunrise. _____________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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