महसलिलम् Mahāsalia - Announcing Professor R N Iyengar's Forthcoming Book

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Sunder Chakravarty

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Oct 9, 2024, 5:04:00 AM10/9/24
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Dear Friends,

Prof R.N.Iyengars Mahāsalilaṁ, a book on vedāṅga jyotiṣa, should be available in about a month.

The Mahāsalilaṁ introduces observations and quantification in Vedic astronomy through questions and explanations. It contains foundational concepts of Indian astronomy and astrology, including descriptions of planets, eclipses, comets, rainfall, and more. 

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Sunder



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ಸುதர்शನ HS

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Oct 13, 2024, 11:49:43 PM10/13/24
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Just saw RNI post this in BVP, and wanted to cross-post here.

The draft layout of the book is as follows

Editorial - VC CSU (2 pp)

Foreword (Sanskrit) Prof.VN Pandurangi (15pp)

Foreword  (English)  Prof. MD Srinivas (20pp)

Preface (Author),  Acknowledgements, Abbreviations (6pp)

  1. Introduction (40pp.) (Eleven manuscripts, Sraviṣṭhādi Era, Maghādi Era etc)
  2. Mahāsalilaṁ as Vedāṅga  (30 pp) Summary, elucidation, figures, tables
  3. Mahāsalilaṁ  (महासलिलम्)  (75pp.)  Text, Translation, Notes
  4. Mahāsalilaṁ  (महासलिलम् सपाठान्तरम्)  (77pp.)  Text with critical apparatus
  5. Mahāsalilaṁ  (महासलिलम्)  (25pp.)  Facsimile of Ms. A1  (मातृका-A1);     Facsimile of Ms. K1   (मातृका-K1)
  6. Appendix, etc  (40pp.)

The monograph comes with Introduction, Summary, text with translation, and technical notes with figures for easy understanding. Complete text with critical apparatus based on 11 manuscripts is given separately. Two manuscripts are presented in facsimile form for scholars to take up further research. Three appendixes, technical word index and references are made available. It is hoped that the book will prove to be one of its kind, on ancient astronomy contributing to the history of sciences in India from the Vedic period onwards.

विश्वासो वासुकिजः (Vishvas Vasuki)

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Oct 14, 2024, 8:48:31 PM10/14/24
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Why the diacritic in ṁ in Mahāsalilaṁ?? Seems contrary to vyAkaraNa and even the devanAgarI

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