A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1978
A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1978
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c5.1978
VARĀHA MIHĪRA. An astronomer who was one of “the nine gems” of the court of Vikramāditya. (*See* Nava-ratna.) He was author of *Brihat-sanhitā* and *Brihaj-jātaka*. His death is placed in Saka 509 (A.D. 587).
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- Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit
- Bṛhajjātaka — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit