Utpala or (') is the name of a 10th-century Indian commentator of
Vārāha Mihira's ''
Brihat Samhitā''. ''Brihat Samhitā'' is a Samhitā text of (Indian astrology and astronomy) . Samhitā is one of three branches of (Samhitā has many other meanings outside ).
He is known for quoting six verses from ''
Surya Siddhanta
The ''Surya Siddhanta'' (; ) is a Sanskrit treatise in Indian astronomy dated to 505 CE,Menso Folkerts, Craig G. Fraser, Jeremy John Gray, John L. Berggren, Wilbur R. Knorr (2017)Mathematics Encyclopaedia Britannica, Quote: "(...) its Hindu inven ...
'' which are not found in its extant version. These six verses can be found in the 'Introduction' by S.Jain to the translation of Surya Siddhānta made by E. Burgess.
He is also the author of a commentary on
Brahmagupta
Brahmagupta ( – ) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer. He is the author of two early works on mathematics and astronomy: the ''Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta'' (BSS, "correctly established doctrine of Brahma", dated 628), a theoretical trea ...
's ' (7th century). In this, he is a successor of
Prthudaka and a predecessor of
Amaraja.
Bhattotpala is a commentator of the treatises Brihatjataka and Brihat Samhita of Varahamihira. At the end of his commentary on Brihatjataka, Bhattotpala states as, follows:-
चैत्रमासस्य पंचम्याँ सितायाँ गुरुवासरे,
वस्वष्टाष्टमिते शाके कृतेयॅँ विवृतिर्मया, ,
"This commentary was written by me in the year 888 of the Saka on Thursday, Suklapaksha Panchami of the Chaitra month."
He was from Kashmir.
Dwijendra Narayan Jha
Dwijendra Narayan Jha (19404 February 2021) was an Indian historian who studied and wrote on ancient and medieval India He was a professor of history at Delhi University and a member of the Indian Council of Historical Research. Some of his boo ...
(edited by), ''The feudal order: state, society, and ideology in early medieval India'', Manohar Publishers & Distributors (2000), p. 276
See also
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Indian science and technology
After independence, Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, initiated reforms to promote higher education and science and technology in India. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)—conceived by a 22-member committee of sc ...
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Indian mathematics
Indian mathematics emerged in the Indian subcontinent from 1200 BCE until the end of the 18th century. In the classical period of Indian mathematics (400 CE to 1200 CE), important contributions were made by scholars like Aryabhata, Brahmagupta ...
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Hindu astronomy
Astronomy has long history in Indian subcontinent stretching from pre-historic to modern times. Some of the earliest roots of Indian astronomy can be dated to the period of Indus Valley civilisation or earlier. Astronomy later developed as a dis ...
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References
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David Pingree
David Edwin Pingree (January 2, 1933, New Haven, Connecticut – November 11, 2005, Providence, Rhode Island) was an American historian of mathematics in the ancient world. He was a University Professor and Professor of History of Mathematics ...
, ''The Beginning of Utpala's Commentary on the Khaṇḍakhādyaka'', Journal of the American Oriental Society (1973).
*B. Chatterjee (trans.), ''The Khandakhadyaka (an astronomical treatise) of Brahmagupta; With the commentary of Bhattotpala'', 2 vols., Calcutta (1970).
*Surya Siddhānta (Text with translation and Notes)
Text-Book of Hindu Astronomy translation by E.Burgess, with Sanskrit text and edited by S.Jain. Oriental Book Centre,5824 New Chandrawal, Near Shiv Mandir, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi-110007,2005; {{ISBN, 81-8315-017-9.
Yoga Yatra Vivritti of BhattotpalaBrihat Jatak Vivritti of Bhattotpala
Astronomy books
Hindu astronomy
History of mathematics
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10th-century Indian astronomers
Scholars from Jammu and Kashmir