Ganittilakam Savrtuttikam

Author(s): Hiralal R Kapadia
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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INTRODUCTION
Some references about Süryaprajñaplī are met with in (1) J. B. A. S. (vol. 49, 1880, pp. 181 and 187), (2) in the Journal of the Mythic Society (vols. XV and XVI) where there are articles by Dr. R. Shamshastry, (3) in "Geschichte der Indischen Literature?" by Prof. M. Winternitz (1920, vol. II,), (4) in “Der Jainismus" by Prof. H. V. Glasenapp (Berlin, 1925,) and in (5-6) the articles of Dr. Sukumar Ranjan Das entitled as "a short chronology of Indian Astronomy" and published in the “Indian Historical Quarterly" (vol. VII, No. I, pp. 137–149) and "The Jaina School of Astronomy4” which is also published in this very Quarterly (vol. VIII, No. 1, pp. 30-42 ) and wherein we find the detailed information about this very work.
Jyotișakarandaka written by a pūrvadhara and codified at the Valabhi council is another important work on astronomy. It is also divided into pāhudas (prābhịtas ) like the previous works and is published by Rşabhadevaji Kesarimalji Samsthā, (Rutlam, A. D. 1928). This important work seems to have hardly attracted the necessary attention of scholars.
As observed by my friend Dr. Bibhutibhushan Datta, D. Sc., in his article "The Jaina school of Mathematics”, there is a Jaina astronomer Siddhasena by name. He has been referred to by Varāhamihira in his standard work and that even some passages from his work have been quoted by Bhattopala (966 A. D.).
It will not be fruitless to add here that the Lavaņādhikara of Jīvājīvābhigamasūtra throws some light on tides and Uttarā. dhyayanasūtra ( ch. 26 ) on pauruşīs.
Ksetrasamāsa ( Jambūdvīpasamāsaprakarana) attributed to Umäsvāti", Byhatksetrasamāsa of Tinabhadrao Gaņi (c.
1. See "Indische Studien" (Indian Studies ), 1867, X, 254 ff.
2. A reference about Candraprajñapti, too, is found here. See vol II, pp. 292 and 316.
3-4. In these two articles, there is an erroneous statement regarding the existence of Candraprajñapti. This is pointed out by me in "A note on Candraprajñiapti” published in the same Quarterly (Vol. VIII, No. 2, pp. 381-382). I may add that the Hindi translation of this work is also published.
5. His bhāsya on Tattvärthädhigamasūtra contains some geometrical formula.
6. He has been praised as a mathematician by Siddhasena Sūri, in his cürni to Jrtakalpa, the actual verse being as under: