The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c12.s8.1

c12.s8.1

The *Brihat Samhitā* of Varāhamihira (c. 505-587) is an *Encyclopaedia Indica* of the time, although of no huge dimensions. It furnishes information as much about climatology and astronomy, architecture and town planning as about the seven-limbed organism, the state. It is a landmark of Hindu scientific thought.