History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c38.s3.10
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c38.s3.10
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1 year = 12 months, 1 month = 30 days, 1 day = 60 nāḍis or nāḍikās), 1 nāḍi = 60 viṇāḍis, 1 sidereal viṇāḍi = 60 long syllables or 6 prāṇas (respirations) (Āryabhaṭīya Tr. Shukla, 1976, p.86). The Sūryasiddhānta (i.11) gives the same table.
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- Sūryasiddhānta — Maya, Sanskrit
- Āryabhaṭīya — Āryabhaṭa, Sanskrit