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The famous work on Astronomy in 22 chapters containing 1435 verses, ascribed to Kalidasa and containing the well-known verse referring to the nine jewels of the court of Vikrama. It professes to have been composed in 68 B. C.,but was probably composed about 1220 A. D.See Diksit, pp. 212 and 476. It is quoted by Mahadeva in his commentary on his own Muhartadipaka composed in 1661 A. D.; cf. Aufrecht,Oxford Cata, No. 790, p. 336a. See also Kern,Brhatsanhita, Preface, p. 12; Z. D. M. G., XXII.p. 708 ff; XXIV. p. 393 ff., and I. O., No. 2999;Weber, No. 1743; Ulwar, Extract, No. 492 and Stein, p. 340. |