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(i) The amount of corrections as given (in lines 31—78) are too large, the maximum correction possible, on account of the change of declination of the sun in the interval between the morning observation and the afternoon one, being less than 1/300th part of the length of the gnomon, i.e., less than ¼th *aṅgula* approximately, while it is stated to be 8 *aṅgulas* (in lines 35, 69, 70).
(ii) The maximum corrections between the times when the correction is zero should be the same, but they are not so as given in the text.
(iii) The times when the correction is zero should be solstices (June 21-22, December 21-22), but it is not so as given in the text lines 31, 51, 52).