16 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (February, 1906. 
come tomy hands. Some 57 MSS. contain colophons dated in La. 
Sa. ranging from the year 91 (in the MS. No. 400, p. 15) to the 
year 558 (in No. 1076-73, p. 41). In most ae sir are in figures, 
with the abbreviated symbols La. Sa. In only four MSS. words like 
the following have been used :—3yw SS rants (MS. 787 @, 
. 22), wrraree (MS. . 1577 &, p. 33), wasaaaaeaty (MS, 1113 &, 
p- Be), and vb abl (MS. 13616, p.51). The words 4a ‘ expired,’ 
and #@ are significan 
Unfort onaesly:" oii of the dates given do not mention the 
tithis and the weekdays together, and are hence not verifiable. Of 
the few which do, in the following, the tithis come out correctly 
with the weekdays, if the La. Sa, be taken to have begun in 
A.D. 1119-20 (Caka 1041-2) :— 
(i) The Mahabharata, santi-parvva, Maithili characters 
(MS. No. 867, p. 2 
La. Sa, 412 Kar ttika-Sukla-sas{ hyariv gurau dine = Thurs- 
day, the Erlios October, a.p. 1530 (the La. Sa. year 
being cu 
(ii) The ry ea sia aie skandha-tika of Cridhara-svami 
(MS. No, 934, p. 28), Maithili character. 
La. Sa. 472 Kardika Sudi 3 ravau dine=Sunday, the 
15th of October, a.v. 1591. 
(iii) The Tatparyya-parisuddhib of Udayana, in Maithili 
character (MS. No. 1076 &, p. 31). 
La. Aber 339, Bhadra sud sagthyam kuje= Tuesday, the 
of August, A 458, 
(iv) iris ‘hear odenee in Bengali character (MS. 
No, 1077 &, p. 32), 
La, Sa, 447, Srav cana vadi 5, candra-vasare = Monday, the 
5th of August, A.D, 1566 (the La, Sa. year being 
No. 1361 
Wier dbdhe-rhe -yuta-Lakemanasona- -varse Bhadre kwe 
Haripure Hari-vasare drak or La. Sa. 372, Bhadra 
su 12, kuje = Tuesday, the sth of August, a.p. 1491 
(the year being current), 
(vi) The hb beompmger ony in Maithili character (MS. 
1534 a, p. 613), 
La. Sr. 392, Pausa vadi 3, budihei = Wednewlay, the 18th 
of December, ap. 1510 (the year current, already 
goat by Professor Kielhorn, see note 4 t0 
9, Professor Bendall’s Introduction). : 
(vii) The Saryya-siddhanta- -bhésyam of Candesvara, 1 
Maithili character (MS, No. 1165, p. 133). 
La. Sa. 392, Phal« At a ‘f candre = Monday, the 23rd 
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ent), 
(v) The D. Devt-maatmya-tkay in Bengali character (MS. 
51). 
of February, A.p. 
(viii) iar * ed dasama- shandha, Maithili character (MS. 
La. Sa. 397" Sakabdah 1399, 
