Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c12.s2.t77.9

v2.c12.s2.t77.9

Jagannātha translated in Śaka 1641, 15 books of Euclid's geometry in to Sanskrit, under orders of Jayasiṃha. It is called ‘Rekhā-gaṇita’. It is well known in Jaipur province. There is a copy of this book in the Ānandāśrama library (Book No. 3693), Poona. It does not mention Euclid's name. It is said to have been prepared with the help of works compiled by Ṛṣis; there is, however, no doubt that it was compiled with the help of Euclid's work. It may have been compiled from some Arabic work which did not make any mention of the original writer, or else which contained some words suggestive of the “apauruṣeya” (divine) nature of the work and a similar remark might have found its way into the Sanskrit work also.