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And the Jovian equivalent the next year, of A.D. 1515* (solar year) is 34·8817 + 15·1755 = 50·0072. That is, the 48th Jovian year, Vrisha was current † at the beginning of Solar Year A.D. 1514* and the 50th Jovian year (Subhanu), was current † at the beginning of Solar Year A.D. 1515*. Therefore the 49th Jovian year Chitrabhanu which was not used in this particular cycle of 60 years, was kshaya or suppressed. Of course there would be no suppression of a Jovian year if the third mode of citation was always used: but it is evident that the third mode, which requires an exact knowledge of the actual beginning and end of a Jovian year and which might be used by an author, would not be in popular use.