A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c10.s8.131

c10.s8.131

A hitherto unknown work of Kṛṣṇadāsa is a commentary in Malayalam prose on the *Āryabhaṭīya*. The commentary is elucidative and quotes several authorities including Bhāskara I, *Laghubhāskarīya*, Saṅgamagrāma Mādhava, Parameśvara of Vaṭaśreṇi, *Karaṇapaddhati* and a *Prakāśikā* which remains to be identified.⁴ A Malayalam quotation from Parameśvara¹ poses a problem, for all known works of Parameśvara are in Sanskrit. Possibly, Parameśvara has written also in Malayalam or the passage in question is only a view of Parameśvara expressed in Malayalam.²