A Bibliography of Sanskrit Works on Astronomy and Mathematics, Part I: Manuscripts, Texts, Translations and Studies c8.179

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3. *Mahābhāskarīya* or *Bṛhat-bhāskarīya*. महाभास्करीय, बृहत्भास्करीय An astronomical treatise dealing with the duration of day and night, the method of testing the accuracy of a given position of the planets, the mode of finding out the excess month in a year etc. It discusses the *grahakarma*, a subject which was practically neglected by Āryabhaṭa, and is the earliest work known to have systematically dealt with the *modus operandi* for determining the position of the planets, using the principles of arithmetical calculations enunciated by Āryabhaṭa 1 in the *gaṇitapāda* of his work. This work is divided into 8 chs. viz., (i) Madhyamādhikāra, (ii) Deśāntarakarma, (iii) Tripraśnādhikāra, (iv) Sphaṭavidhi, (v) Grahaṇādhyāya, (vi) Darśanasamkārādi, (vii) Yugabhagaṇādi, (viii) Tithyānayanādi. *Manuscript reference:* LU. 42. MADRAS/D. xxiv, 13467, 75 ff. Nāgarī.