The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c14.s3.6

v2.c14.s3.6

Let us now turn to the literary activities of the period. A number of astronomical works were written in the Deccan under the Yādavas by several members of a distinguished learned family, founded by Kavichakravarti Trivikrama, the author of the *Damayantikathā*. His son Vidyāpati Bhāskarabhaṭṭa was a protégé of the Paramāra ruler Bhoja. Bhāskarabhaṭṭa’s great-grandson was Kaviśvara Maheśvarāchārya (c. A.D. 1125), who composed two works on astrology, *Sekhara* and *Laghuṭikā*. Maheśvara’s son was the famous astrologer, Bhāskarāchārya, who wrote a number of works on mathematics and astronomy. Chief among these are the *Siddhānta-śiromaṇi* (composed in A.D. 1150) and the *Karaṇakutūhala*. The second chapter of the first of the above works is the best treatise on algebra to be found in Sanskrit literature.