History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.754
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.754
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¹⁰⁷¹ काहो ढ़ मनुयुग झ्श गतास्ते च मनुयुग छ्ना च। कल्पादेर्युगपादा ग च गुरुदिवसाच्च भारतात्पूर्वम्॥ दशगीतिकापाद verse 3. The com explains राज्यं चरतां युधिष्ठिरादीनामन्त्यो गुरुदिवसो भारतयुद्धदिवसः। द्वापरावसानगत इत्यर्थः। तस्मिन् दिवसे युधिष्ठिरादयो राज्यमुत्सृज्य महाप्रस्थानं गता इति प्रसिद्धिः। तस्माद्गुरुदिवसात् पूर्वकल्पादेरारम्य गता मन्वादय उच्येन्ते। This verse means 'There are 14 Manus in a day of Brahmā and 72 yugas make up the period of a Manu, since the beginning of this *kalpa* up to the Thursday of the Bhārata battle six Manus, 27 yugas, 3 yugapādas have elapsed.' काह means कस्य ब्रह्मण अह दिवस; in the system of आर्यभट ढ = 14, झ्श = 72, खू = 70 and श = 2, छ्ना = 27 (छ् being = 7 and न or ना = 20), ग = 3 ब्रह्मगुप्त in ब्राह्मस्फुटसिद्धान्त XI. 11-12 criticizes आर्यभट for his views mentioned in note 1066 above
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- Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta — Brahmagupta, Sanskrit
- Āryabhaṭīya — Āryabhaṭa, Sanskrit