A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c10.s5.52

c10.s5.52

An important work of Mādhava, which may be identified here, is his *Agaṇita*. The astronomical document mentioned above states that Mādhava is the author also of an *Agaṇitapañcāṅga*. An anonymous *Agaṇitagrahacāra* which has been quoted by *Karaṇapaddhati* (IV. 14, 16, 18) and is available in manuscript form mentions the *śodhyābdas* ('deductive years') for the computation of Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and Moon's Higher Apsis as Śaka 1320, 1318, 1340, 1158, 1301 and 1276, corresponding to A.D. 1398, 1396, 1418, 1236, 1379 and 1354.⁴ Since the principle underlying the *sodhyabdas* is to fix them in such a way that the largest possible number of