Report On Search For Sanskrit MSS Year 1882 1883

Author(s): R G Bhandarkar
Publisher: Government Central Book Depot

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says he is "going to give what is stated by Marittha and others" with reference to a certain subject. The work is a modern compilation, since the name “Tâjika" itself for astrology was adopted by Hindu writers in about the thirteenth century, while Varahamihira who mentions Maņittha flourished in the early part of the sixth. The author's object was to state the views of foreign writers whom he speaks of as “Yavanas" or "ancient Yavanas," and he uses Manittha's name only because he was acquainted with the tradition which represented him to be a distinguished foreign writer on astrology. (Z., Appendix II.). I may also here mention à manuscript of a work
entitled Parasîprakâśa, (No. Parasipra ka sa
by 336), by an author named Ve. Vedangaraya.
dångarảya. In this work are given methods for converting Hindu into Mahomedan dates and vice versű and the Arabic and Persian names of the days of the week, the months, the planets, the constellations, the signs of the zodiac, &c. Several Arabic technical terms of astronomy and others that are ordinarily used in astrological treatises are explained, and the influences of the planets in different positions are mentioned. The book is intended for the use of astrologers and was written for the purWritten during the
pose “of pleasing the emperor
tho Shah Jehan and gaining his reign of Shah Jchan.
alle favour;” (AA., Appendix II.). Shah Jehan was on the throne of Delhi from 1627 to 1657 A.D., and the date of the composition of this treatise is 1565 Saka and 1053 A.H. corresponding to 1643 1.D. This Vedângaraya was the same person as the father of Nandikeśvara, the author of a work entitled Ganakamandana which is a sort of intro. duction to the study of astronomy. In that work, a copy of which exists in my collection for 1881-82, Nandikeśvara states that his father's name was