History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.745

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¹⁰⁶⁶ लङ्कार्धरात्रसमये दिनप्रवृत्तिं जगाद चार्यभटः। भूय स एव सूर्योदयात्प्रभृत्याह लङ्कायाम्॥ उदयो यो लङ्कायां सोऽस्तमय सवितुरेव सिद्धपुरे। मध्याह्नो यमकोट्या रोमकविषयेऽर्धरात्रः स ॥ पञ्चसि 15. 20 and 23 Laṅkā here is not Ceylon but an imaginary island to the south of India. The location of सिद्धपुर and यमकोटी is not known; रोमक seems to be Alexandria In आर्यभटीय (गोलपाद) the 13th verse is उदयो यो लङ्कायां सोऽस्तमयः सवितुरेव सिद्धपुरे। मध्याह्नो यमकोट्या रोमकविषयेऽर्धरात्र स्यात्॥ This corresponds to पञ्चसि 15 23 Vide सूर्यसिद्धान्त, भूगोलाध्याय, verses 38-40 for the four cities mentioned in the आर्यभटीय being in the four directions