History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c24.s5.28
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c24.s5.28
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The pattern of three crop seasons is indicated by some other sources also. Pāṇini mentions *āśvayujaka*, *graiṣma* or *graiṣmaka* and *vasanta* or *vāsantaka* named after the season of sowing. Hemachandra mentions four seasons of sowing, *Śarad*, Hemanta, Griṣma and *Aśvayujī*, and four of reaping, Agrahāyaṇa, Vasanta, *Śarad* and Śiśira (*Abhi.C.* VI.3. 116-118).
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- Aṣṭādhyāyī — Pāṇini, Sanskrit
- Abhidhānacintāmaṇi — Hemacandra, Sanskrit