of Sixty Years, 



azi 



Bra'hma,. 

 Angira,. 



Srirnuc'ha,, 

 Bhiva,,. 



Yuva, 

 10. Dhata, 



Ifwara, 



Bahudhanya^ 



Pramat'hi, 



Vicrama, 

 15. Brifya, 



Chitrabhanu> 



Subhanu, 



Tarana,. 



Parthiva r 

 20. Vyaya, 



Vaishnava. 



Nandana, 

 Vijaya, 



J a y a > 



Manmat'hav 

 30. Durmuc'hay 

 Hemalamva 2 

 ViJamva,..- 

 Vicari, 

 Sarvari,. 

 3.5... Plava, 



Subhacrit, 

 Sobhana^ 

 Grid hi, 

 Vifwavaftr, 

 40.. Parabhava,, 



Saiva. 



Paridhavi, 



Pramadi, 



A'nanda, 



Racfhafa, 

 50. Anala, 



Fingahr, 



Calayucta,, 



Sidharthi, 

 Raudra, 

 55. Durmati, 

 Dundubhi, 

 Rudhirodgari, 

 Ractacfha, 

 Crodhana,. 

 60. Cfliaya.. 



It may be remarked, that, in the foregoing arrangements of the Vrihaf- 

 pati years, Cdrtic is always placed the firir. in the cycle of twelve; and, 

 finee it is a main principle of the Hindu aitronomy to commence the plane- 

 tary motions, which are the meafures of time, from the fame point of the 

 ecliptick, it may thence be inferred, that there was a time> when the Hindu 

 folar year, as well as the Vrihafpati cycle of twelve, began with the fun's 

 arrival in, or near, the Nacjhatra Critica. That this year has had different 

 beginnings is evinced by the pradtrfe of the Chinefe and Siamefe, who had 

 their aftronomy from India, -and who Hill begin their years, probably by 

 the rule they originally received, either from the fun's departure from the 

 winter folllice, or from the preceding new moon, which has the famerefe- 



