गुप्त अभिलेख संग्रह (जे. एफ. फ्लीट - गुप्त सम्राटों एवं परवर्ती नरेशों के ऐतिहासिक पाषाण व ताम्रलेख)

118 CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM, VOL. III.
On the analogy of the Kaira grant of Dharasêna IV. of the year 330, and with a
year beginning either with the month Kârttika, or with the month Mârgaśîrsha, next
before the commencement of the northern Śaka year, the given date of Chaitra śukla 13,
in Gupta-Saṁvat 209, would still belong to Śaka-Saṁvat 451. But the results for the
dates of both A. and C. above, at pages 108 and 115, disprove the possibility of our
being concerned with the scheme of the southern Vikrama year, beginning with the
month Kârttika next before the commencement of the northern Śaka year. And the
result for the date of C. also disproves the possibility of cur being concerned with a year,
northern or southern, beginning with the month Mârgaśîrsl.a next before the commence-
ment of the northern Śaka year.
By the mean-sign system, the Mahâ-Âśvayuja saṁvatsara did not commence
till Âśvina śukla 3 of Śaka-Saṁvat 451 current, corresponding to Saturday, the 2nd Sep-
tember, A.D. 528; and consequently it was not current on the given date. The saṁvat-
sara then current was Mahâ-Bhâdrapada, which commenced on Bhâdrapada kṛishṇa 11
of Saka-Saṁvat 450, corresponding to Tuesday, the 7th September, A.D. 527.
With General Cunningham's epoch of A.D. 166-67, the given date would belong
to Śaka-Saṁvat 298 current; and its English equivalent would be Monday, the 2nd March,
A.D. 375. Mr. Sh. B. Dikshit finds that Jupiter's rising, next before the given date, took
place on Vaiśâkha kṛishṇa 12 of Śaka-Saṁvat 297, corresponding to Wednesday, the 26th
March, A.D. 374; or, by the English calendar, on Thursday, the 27th March. His
longitude then was 355° 11'. By all three systems, he was then in Rêvatî; and the
saṁvatsara which then began, must have been named Mahâ-Âśvayuja. Jupiter s next
following rising took place on Jyêshṭha kṛishṇa 1 of Śaka-Saṁvat 298, corresponding to
Sunday, the 3rd May, A.D. 375; or, by the English calendar, on Mondav, the 4th May.
His longitude then was 31° 49'. By all three systems, he was then in Kṛittikâ; and the
saṁvatsara which then began, must have been named Mahâ-Kârttika. Accordingly, with
this epoch, the Mahâ-Âśvayuja saṁvatsara was current on the given date. This,
however, is a mere coincidence. As we have seen at page 109 above, there is the same
coincidence in respect of the date of A.; but it does not occur in respect of B. and C.
By the mean-sign system, the Mahâ-Âśvayuja saṁvatsara commenced on
Śrâvaṇa kṛishṇa 12 of Śaka-Saṁvat 297 current, corresponding to Monday, the 23rd
June, A.D. 374; and it was followed by Mahâ-Kârttika on Âshâḍha śukla 4 of Śaka-
Saṁvat 298, corresponding to Friday, the 19th June, A.D. 375. Accordingly, with this
epoch, and by this system also, the Mahâ-Âśvayuja saṁvatsara was current on
the given date.
With Sir E. Clive Bayley's epoch of A.D. 190-91, the given date would belong
to Śaka-Saṁvat 322 current; and its English equivalent would be Sunday, the 6th March,