Pañcasiddhānta
eap_79005008 · Dharma Vajracarya Collection
Introduction
About this Manuscript
This is an Astrological text Pañcasiddhānta by Śatānanda in 1099 C.E. (The authors origin place is Odissa)with commentry Bhāswatī Ṭīkā by unknown commentators. Pañcasiddhānta is a concise manual designed for practical calculations, such as creating calendars (Panchangas) and predicting eclipses, rather than a dense theoretical treatise. Śatānanda son of Śaṅkara and Sarasvatī and resident of Purusottamakṣetra of Orissa, based on Sūryasiddhānta .The text describes 5 chapters (Adhyāyas) including; f. 3b Tithyādidhruvādhikāra, f.10b Grahadhruvādhikāra, f.14b Pancānganayanādhikāra, f.23b Grahaspasfādhikāra, f. 35b Triprasnādhikāra, f. 38b Chandragrahanādhikāra, f. 44b Sûryagrahanādhikāra, f. 46b Parilekhādhikāra. There are several Astrological chart illustration on f. 22b, 34b, 36, 40b. The main text Pañcasiddhānta is complete but the commentry itself is not complete. At the starting main text and authors name has mentioned but the commentry name or the commentator name or scriber has not mentioned. The text is good and red ink has used for highlight.
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Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Pañcasiddhānta |
| Alternative Titles | Bhāsvatīkaraṇa/ Bhāsvatī |
| Repository | Dharma Vajracarya Collection |
| Reference Number | eap_79005008 |
| Collection | Dharma Vajracarya Collection |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Jyotiṣa |
| Date | Date not listed |
| Place of Origin | Nepal |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |