Indian Epigraphy c15.t4.19

c15.t4.19

⁶ Select Inscriptions, p. 63, p. 119 note, p. 134 note. The seasons are often counted as six as follows (cf. Amarakosa, Kālavarga, v. 21): (1) Vasanta or Madhu=Caitra-Vaiśākha; (2) Grīṣma or Śuci=Jyaiṣṭha-Āṣāḍha; (3) Varṣā or Nabhas=Śrāvaṇa-Bhādrapada; (4) Śarad=Āśvina-Kārttika; (5) Hemanta or Sahas=Mārgaśīrṣa-Pauṣa; (6) Śita, Śiśira or Tapas=Māgha-Phālguna. But sometimes Vasanta is regarded as consisting of Phālguna and Caitra instead of Caitra and Vaiśākha, and the other seasons are counted accordingly.