[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Jyotihshastra: Astral and Mathematical Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981) › c7.s1.17 # Jyotihshastra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c7.s1.17 Jyotiḥśāstra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c7.s1.17 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c7.s1.17) But the most noteworthy and popular book on \*tājika\* is the Tājikanilakaṇṭhī¹³² composed by Nīlakaṇṭha¹³³ at Kāśī in 1587. This is divided into two sections, which are often presented separately; the \*samjñātantra\* on general \*tājika\*, and the \*varṣatantra\* on \*hāyana\*. There exist commentaries composed by Nīlakaṇṭha’s son Govinda,¹³⁴ who was born in 1569, at Kāśī in 1622 (Rasālā); by Viśvanātha at Kāśī in 1629; by Mādhava,¹³⁵ who was born in 1598 as the son of Nīlakaṇṭha’s son Govinda, at Kāśī in 1633 (Śiśubodhinī); and by Harṣadhara (Śrīphalavardhinī). - [Previous: c7.s1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c7.s1.16) - [Next: c7.s1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c7.s1.18) - [Up: c7.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c7.s1) ## Linked texts (1) - [Tājikanīlakaṇṭhī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.tajika.tajikanilakanthi) — Nīlakaṇṭha Daivajña 1587, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c7.s1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c7.s1.17) · Pramāṇa