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# A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c10.s8.156

A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c10.s8.156

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### [c10.s8.156](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c10.s8.156)

The popular Jātakapaddhati of Parameśvara of Vaṭaśreṇi has a lucid commentary in Malayalam which has been made available in print in a slightly adapted form by Kanippayyoor Sankaran Namputirippad.² The edition contains a verse, carried over from the original manuscript, to the effect that it was written (likhitavān) by Śrīkaṇṭha, a ‘devadāsa’ of Śvetagrāmaṭavi (Mal. Veḷḷārakkaḍ). It is not definite, however, whether Śrīkaṇṭha was only the scribe or the real author.

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## Cites (1)

- [Jātakapaddhati (Keśavārka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.hora.paddhati.kesavi.jatakapaddhati-kesavarka) — Keśavārka, Sanskrit

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