South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

by the Brahma-siddhânta for 7 h. 13 m., and according to Garga for 11 h. 50 m., after mean sunrise.─ By the result previously^[1] found for the commencement of Râjarâja’s reign this day fell in the 18th, not the 19th, year of the king’s reign.

124.─ In the Vaidyanâthasvâmin temple at Tiṭṭaguḍi.^[2]

1 Svasti śrî [||*] Tiribuvanachchakkaravattigaḷ śrî-Râja-
2 râjadêvarku yâṇḍu pattu-onbadâvadu Vṛich-
3 chiga-nâyarru pûrvva-pakshattu trayôdaśiyum
4 Nâyarru-kilamaiyum [perra Aśva]ti-nâḷ.

“ In the nineteenth year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Râjarâjadêva,─ on the day of Aśvinî, which corresponded to a Sunday, and to the thirteenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Vṛiśchika.”

The date corresponds to Sunday, the 5th November A.D. 1234, which was the 9th day of the month of Vṛiśchika, and on which the 13th tithi of the bright half (of Kârttika) ended 8 h. 22 m., while the nakshatra was Aśvinî for 7 h. 13 m., after mean sunrise.

125.─ In the Vighnêśvara temple at Anbil.^[3]

1 Svasti śrî [||*] . . . . . .
15 . . . Ti[r]i[bu]vanach[cha]kkaravattiga[ḷ]
16 śrî-Râjarâjadêvarku yâṇḍu pat-
17 ^[4]to[n]badâvadu Kumbha-nâ[ya]rru pû-
18 [r*]va-pakshattu pañjam[i]yum Viyâla-[k]ki-
19 lamaiyu[m] perra Rêvati-nâḷ.

“ In the nineteenth year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Râjarâjadêva,─ on the day of Rêvatî, which, corresponded to a Thursday and to the fifth tithi of the first fortnight of the month of Kumbha.”

The date corresponds to Thursday, the 25th January A.D. 1235, which was the 2nd day of the month of Kumbha, and on which the 5th tithi of the bright half (of Mâgha) ended 6 h. 44 m., while the nakshatra was Rêvatî for 4 h. 36 m., after mean sunrise.

126.─ In the Rajatagirîśvara temple at Tirutteṅgûr.^[5]

1 Svasti śrî [||*] Tribhuvanachchakkara[vat*]-
2 tigaḷ śrî- Râśarâśadêvar[ku*]
3 yâṇḍu 24 edirâm=âṇḍu [Ma*]-
4 gara-nâyarru apara-pakshattu [chatu*]-
5 rddaśiyum Śani-kkilamaiyum [pe*]-
6 rra Uttirâḍattu nâḷ.

“ In the year opposite the 24th year (of the reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Râjarâjadêva,─ on the day of Uttarâshâḍhâ, which corresponded to a Saturday and to the fourteenth tithi of the second fortnight of the month of Makara.”

The date corresponds to Saturday, the 12th January A.D. 1241, which was the 20th day of the month of Makara, and on which the 14th tithi of the dark half (of Pausha) ended 15 h. 22 m., while the nakshatra was Uttarashâḍhâ, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 21 h. 40 m., and by the Brahma-siddhânta for 15 h. 6 m., after mean sunrise.
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^[1] See above, p. 1.
^[2] No. 20 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1903.
^[3] No. 601 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1902.
^[4] Part of the o of to is entered at the end of the preceding line.
^[5]* No. 532 of the Government Epigraphist’s collection for 1904.