Indian Epigraphy c16.s1.3

c16.s1.3

² The form *ti* for *di* is found in records of the north-western regions. For these contractions, see Bhandarkar's List, Nos. 21, 23, 38, 70, 316, 1072, etc. In many cases, we have *śu-di*, *su-di*, *ba-di* and *va-di* further contracted into *śu*, *su*, *ba* and *va* (see ibid., Nos. 39, 136, 208, 1295, etc.). The names of the months *Bhādrapada* and *Mārgaśīrṣa* were often abbreviated to *Bhādra* and *Mārga* (ibid., Nos. 92, 125, etc.). while occasionally we have *Phā* for *Phālguna*, *Śrā* for *Śrāvaṇa*, *pra* for *prathama*, etc. (ibid., Nos. 842, 361, 1443, 1451). In medieval records in the South Indian languages, we have often *So* for *Somavāra*, *Ma* for *Maṅgalavāra*, *Va* for *Vaḍḍavāra* (Saturday or Thursday), etc.