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• Bengal. Rule for beginning of a solar civil month in —, § 43, p. 19.
• Bhāakarāchārya. Author of the Siddhānta Śirōmaṇi, A.D. 1150 , § 163 , p. 58.
• Bīja, or correction. The — introduced into the Present Sūrya Siddhānta by the author of the Makaranda (A.D. 1478), § 149 , p. 52. See “Sūrya Siddhānta.”
• Brahmagupta. His Brāhma Siddhānta. Date of —, § 163 , p. 58. Did not recognise the precession of the equinoxes, § 34, p. 12. His division of the nakshatra-belt, § 113, p. 41.
• "Brāhma Siddhānta, The." § 4 , p. 2. Dr. Schram's valuation of the śōdhya-interval by the — in tabular form, § 39D, p. 16. How to find the moment of true and mean Mēsha saṁkrānti by the —, §§ 62C, 62D, 62E, pp. 25, 26. Table for calculating the latter, § 167A, p. 61. It recognises the sunrise epoch of the Kaliyuga, p. 60. Division of the nakshatra belt adopted in the, § 113, p. 41.

66

Kielhorn's 66Lists , " §7 , p . 2. How to find the position , true and mean , of the moon at mean sunrise for very ancient §§ 85A to 85E , pp . 34-35 .

DAY . "

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of the word as used in the Hindu calendar , § 14, p . 5. To find the European civil corresponding to a given Hindu solar day . Example 19, p. 90 .

DAYS

Meaning

OF THE WEEK .

DEVAGIRI

YADAVAS .

See See

" Weekdays ." " Yadavas ."

DIKSHIT , THE LATE SH . B. His valuation of the sōdhyainterval by the First Arya , Surya , and Original Surya Siddhantas , §§ 39B , 39c , pp . 14, 15. His suggestion for a rule for finding the beginning and ending

of the current

p. 47.

66

samvatsara

of Jupiter , § 135 ,

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the latter , § 167A , p . 61. It recognises the sunrise epoch of the Kaliyuga , p . 60. Division of the nak . shatra belt adopted in the § 113 , p . 41 . BRIHASPATI cycle , The . See " Jupiter .”

DVITIYA , seeond ." Term how applied in intercalation of lunar months , § 96 , p . 37. Considered the centre of the solar EARTH , The system by the Hindūs , § 14, p. 5. The course of a meridian through the nakshatras , § 114, p . 41.

BRIHAT SAMHITA RULE .

EASTERN

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The - for finding the current Jovian samvatsara , noticed , §§ 133, 135, p . 47 . 66 " c," in the a , b, c system of calculation = the mean anomaly of the sun , § 19a , p . 7. How calculated , §§ 20 , 25 , pp . 8 , 9. How tabulated , ibid . CHAITRA , the first month of the amanta Chaitrādi lunisolar year. The moment of its beginning , § 65 , p . 29. - if Possibility of a lunar month not being named calculation is made by mean and not by true Mesha samkrānti , § 67 , p . 29. Example , § 69 , p. 29 , and note , p . 30. How to find the actual moment of of the new-moon of amanta Chaitra , occurrence § 73 , p . 31. KINGS . The early Their method of CHALUKYA reckoning time , § 13A , p . 4. See " Eastern Chaluk66 yas, " ' Western Chalukyas. " CIVIL MONTH . Days of a and its beginning . Rules for in different tracts , § 43 , pp . 18 , 19. CONVERSION OF RESULTS by one Siddhanta into the same 66 by another , §§ 104-111 , pp . 39 , 40. Hints No. 8 , p. 76. CORRECTIONS . In converting a result by the Arya into a result by the Surya Siddhanta , Siddhanta and vice versa , two necessary in the case of true , and two necessary in the case of mean , solar months . Correction I. , §§ 46-54 , pp . 19-21 . Cor-

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II . , §§ 55 , 56 , p . 21.

III

Correction . , §§ 57-59 , See also §§ 104–111 , pp . 39 , 40 . His criticism of Mr. Sh . B. CROMMELIN , MR . A. C. D. Dikshit's rule for finding the apparent longitude of rection

p . 22.

Jupiter, §

" d ,"

184 , p . 69. in the Tables and examples

§ 24 , p . 9. DAKSHINAYANA

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day of the month ,

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§ 113, p . 41. Table XXII . b ," " EQUATION c."

" EQUATION

The

" noticed

in dates

genuine

record in India noted

in Prof.

The terms explained .

§§ 19A , 20 , pp . 7, 8. EQUATION OF THE CENTRE . Explanation , § 20 , p .

" equation

b ,"

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Definition of § 19A , p . 7. of sun and moon , 8. equation c explained , ibid . How

tabulated, ibid . EQUATION

Mean and apparent SAṀKRĀNTIS , § 31 , p . 10.

OF TIME .

time , §. 29 , p . 10.

Mēsha and Tulā . When first mentioned in inscription -dates , § 13a , p . 4. See " Precession ." EQUINOXES , PRECESSION OF THE — EQUINOX , VERNAL , The Date when , according to the different Hindū authorities , it coincided with the first point of sidereal Mēsha , § 14, p . 5 . ERAS . Earliest known instance of use of some of the § 6, p. 2. ERROR , An- of one or two units inherent in the result of EQUINOCTIAL

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system of calculation, § 103 , p . 39. The inherent in our system of amount of possible calculating the nakshatra , § 120 , p . 43 . every

SAṀKRĀNTI .

from at least the tenth century A.D. , § 13A , p . 4 . Earliest known DATES of early inscriptions in India . use of some of the eras , §§ 6-13 , pp . 2 ff. Date of the earliest

CHALUKYAS , The . Their method of reckoning time , § 13A, p . 4. ELEMENTS of the Surya Siddhanta without the bija , of the Surya Siddhanta with the bīja , § 142, p . 49. § 152 , p . 53. - of the First Arya Siddhanta , § 155, p. 53 . of the Original Sūrya Siddhānta , § 159 , p . 55. of the Brahma Siddhanta and Siddhānta Širōmani , § 166 , p . 59. of the Second Arya Siddhānta , § 167c , p. 63. Also Table XXXVII . for all the authorities . 66 , §141 , p . 49. Hindū EPOCH " of the Kaliyuga era , The theory regarding position of planets , astronomical The , ibid ; § 154, p . 53 ; § 181, p . 67. & c. , at time when the Kaliyuga began , according to different Hindu authorities , ibid. EQUAL -SPACE SYSTEM of division of the nakshatra -belt ,

EXPLANATIONS AND DEFINITIONS , §§ 14-26 , pp . 5–9 . EXPUNCTION of lunar month , samvatsara , & c. " Suppression ."