Nṛsiṃha (astronomer)
Nṛsiṃha (born 1586) was an Indian astronomer and mathematician from Golagrama[1] He was the son of Kṛṣṇa Daivajña, who cane from a linage of astronomers and mathematician based in Golagrama[2] He is known to have composed Saurabhāṣya, a commentary on Sūrysidhānta. Nṛsiṃha had composed Sidhāntaśromaṇi-Vāsanāvārttika a commentary on the Gaṇitādhyāya and Golādhyāya of Sidhāntaśiromaṇi-Vāsanābhāṣya of Bhāskara II.[3]
Nṛsiṃha had four sons Divākara (born 1606), Kamalākara, Gopinātha and Ranganātha.[4]
Works
Nṛsiṃha composed many books related to astronomy.[3] Many Include:
- Saurabhāṣya, a commentary on Sūrysidhānt
- Sidhāntaśromaṇi-Vāsanāvārttika, a commentary on the Gaṇitādhyāya
- Golādhyāya of Sidhāntaśiromaṇi-Vāsanābhāṣya of Bhāskara II
Linage
| Rāma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bhaṭṭācārya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Divākara Daivajña | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Viṣṇu | Kṛṣṇa | Mallāri | Keśava | Viśvanātha (c.1580) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nṛsiṃha (born 1586) | Śiva | Gaṇeśa (born 1507) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Divākara (born 1606) | Kamalākara (born 1616) | Gopinātha | Raṅganātha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Eggeling, Julius (1896). Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office Part V. (see items 2931 in p.1041)
- Pingree, David Erwin (1970). Census of the Exact Sciences in Sanskrit, Volume 1. American Philosophical Society. pp. 21, 386. ISBN 978-0-87169-081-4.
- Eggeling, Julius (1896). Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office Part V. (see items 2857, 2858 in p.1017)
- Eggeling, Julius (1896). Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office Part V. (see items 2890. 2891 in p.1026)
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