Jyotihshastra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c4.14

Jyotiḥśāstra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c4.14

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c4.14

The literature on astronomy in Sanskrit is headed by the Jyotiṣavedāṅga, which has come down to us in two recensions: that of the Ṛgveda in 36 verses, ascribed to Lagadha (or to Śuci following Lagadha), and that of the Yajurveda in 43 or 45 verses, of which 29 occur also in the Ṛgveda recension.⁴ The earlier of these two recensions is clearly the shorter, that of the Ṛgveda, as it alone preserved the original period relation of Lagadha’s intercalation cycle:

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Ārcajyotiṣa — Lagadha, Sanskrit
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit