Jyotihshastra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c7.105
Jyotiḥśāstra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c7.105
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c7.105
In about 1500 at Nandigrāma in Gujarāt Keśava,⁷⁷ the father of the celebrated Gaṇeśa, composed an extremely concise (there are only forty-two verses) but very popular handbook on the principal mathematical calculations essential in jātaka, the Jātakapaddhati.⁷⁸ Keśava’s inspiration was apparently Śrīpati’s JKP, of which his JP might be regarded as a condensation. Commentaries were