A History of Sanskrit Literature c35.s9.3

c35.s9.3

Other texts of dubious antiquity are not rare, including a *Vṛddha Vāsiṣṭha Saṁhitā* and the Jain *Jyotiṣasāroddhāra* of Harṣakīrti Sūri. The *Jyotirvidābharaṇa*² may be mentioned, because it is the source whence was derived the current doctrine of the nine jewels of the court of Vikramāditya; it is quite late, shows Arabic influence, and need not date before the sixteenth century; it was commented on in 1661. Many works were written also on the auspicious moments for ceremonies, marriages, journeys, and so forth, under the style of Muhūrta as the first part of the title; and, when Arabic and Persian influences became marked under the Mahomedan régime, Tājikas appeared, the name being derived from Persian Taiji, ‘Arabic’. Nīlakaṇṭha’s *Tājika*, in two parts, *Saṁjñā-* and *Varṣa- tantra*, was written in 1587 and exists in numerous manuscripts and editions.