[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972) › c10.s6.18 # A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c10.s6.18 A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c10.s6.18 - **Language:** English ### [c10.s6.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.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\* : - [Previous: c10.s6.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c10.s6.17) - [Next: c10.s6.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c10.s6.19) - [Up: c10.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c10.s6) ## Cites (1) - [Āryabhaṭīya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.siddhanta.early.aryabhatiya) — Āryabhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c10.s6.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c10.s6.18) · Pramāṇa