A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c10.s6.18

c10.s6.18

Of Dāmodara, son of Parameśvara of Vaṭaśreṇi, no fullfledged work is known, but his pupil Nīlakaṇṭha Somayājī refers to him as an erudite astronomer and quotes from his writings. Thus, in his *Bhāṣya* on *Āryabhaṭīya* (Kālakriyā 17-21), Nīlakaṇṭha says : *tac coktam asmad Ācaryaiḥ : sarvatra viṣkambhadalam śrutau vā vyāsārdhake syāt viparītakarṇaḥ* | (Edn., TSS, No. 110, p. 47). Further down, in the same context, Nīlakaṇṭha quotes a longer piece with the introductory statement : *nibaddham ca tat tadaiva asmadgurubhiḥ pañcabhir upajātibhiḥ* :