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  • Measurement of coordinates of Naksatras in Indian astronomy 
    PAI, VENKETESWARA R.; Shylaja, B. S. (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2016-11)
    It is well known that ancient Indian calendar dwelled on the 27 nak?atra system for fixing the positions of the sun, moon and the planets. Several attempts to identify these 27 stars in the sky have yielded very precise ...
  • Stars as recorded in Indian texts 
    Shylaja, B. S.; PAI, VENKETESWARA R. (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, 2018)
  • Observational records of stars in Indian astronomical texts 
    Shylaja, B. S.; PAI, VENKETESWARA R. (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2018-08)
    In an effort to search observational records of stars in the Indian astronomical texts, we have compiled all bright stars in various texts from Sūryasiddhānta to Siddhāntadarpan̟a by Candraśekhara Sāmanta of the 19th ...
  • Identification of the stars of the saptarsi Mandala and its vicinity 
    Shylaja, B. S.; PAI, VENKETESWARA R. (National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, 2019-08)
    The Saptarṣi Maṇḍala is the group of the seven main stars in the constellation Ursa Major. It is familiar to all the observers of the northern hemisphere, and is cited in both astronomical and non-astronomical texts. Here, ...
  • Observational records of stars in Indian texts - III (Gemini) 
    PAI, VENKETESWARA R.; Shylaja, B. S. (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2019-10)
    In continuation of the compilation of all bright stars in various texts based on the listed coordinates, we present here the coordinates of the stars in the region of Gemini. Using the 27 nakṣatras on the ecliptic, the ...
  • Observational records of stars in Indian astronomical texts - IV (Cancer and Leo) 
    Shylaja, B. S.; PAI, VENKETESWARA R. (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2019-11)
    In an effort to search observational records of stars in Indian Astronomical texts, we have compiled all bright stars in various texts from Sūryasiddhānta to Siddhāntadarpaṇa by Candraśekhara Sāmanta of the 19th century. ...
  • Āpa and Apāṃvatsa – enigmatic stars catalogued in Sūryasiddhānta 
    Shylaja, B. S.; PAI, VENKETESWARA R. (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2019-12)
    Indian siddhāntic texts are well known for their indigenous approach to solutions of problems in astronomy which also speaks of their expertise in mathematics. The text Sūryasiddhānta is considered as an authority and we ...
  • The southern stars identified in Indian astronomical catalogues 
    PAI, VENKETESWARA R.; Shylaja, B. S. (Springer Nature, 2020-07)
    In our effort to decipher the words and identify the stars as cited in the text Sarvasiddhāntarāja by Nityānanda of 15th century, we have found that most of the stars near the ecliptic belt are easily identifiable. The ...
  • From Nadyantaka to Pauṣṇa: compilation of stars catalogued in Sarvasiddhāntarāja 
    PAI, VENKETESWARA R.; Shylaja, B. S. (Springer Nature, 2021-12)
    Sarvasiddhāntarāja (1639 CE) is an astronomical treatise composed by Nityānanda. Almost all texts on Indian astronomy provide the coordinates of 27 stars, which are known as junction stars. However, Sarvasiddhāntarāja is ...
  • Star names in Indian culture -- a search leading to their evolution 
    Shylaja, B. S.; PAI, VENKETESWARA R. (German Astronomical Society, 2022)