Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c4.s3.t3.2

c4.s3.t3.2

¹ *ādityadāsatanayastadavāptabodhaḥ kāpitthake* *savitṛlabdhavaraprasādaḥ |* *avantiko munimatānyavalokya samyag ghorāṃ* *varāhāmihiro rucirāṃ cakāra ||* ( *Bṛhajjātaka* ch. 26, v. 5) “Varāhamihira, a native of Avanti, was the son of Ādityadāsa and instructed by him. Having obtained the gracious favour of the sun, at Kapitthaka, composed his elegant work on horoscopy, after making himself duly acquainted with the doctrines of the ancient sages”.