Pancha Siddhantika
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Pancha Siddhantika is an influential 6th-century Indian astronomical treatise by Varahamihira that synthesizes five earlier astronomical systems into a comprehensive work.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit text
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astronomical treatise ⓘ |
| author | Varahamihira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Paitamaha Siddhanta
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Paulisa Siddhanta NERFINISHED ⓘ Romaka Siddhanta NERFINISHED ⓘ Surya Siddhanta NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasishta Siddhanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | post-Gupta classical astronomy ⓘ |
| chronologyRelativeToAuthor | composed after Brihat Samhita (approximate) ⓘ |
| citationForm | Pañcasiddhāntikā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
calendar computations
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eclipse calculations ⓘ mean motions of planets ⓘ parameters of planetary orbits ⓘ planetary models ⓘ rules for calculating planetary positions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 6th century ⓘ |
| describes |
Indian astronomical systems
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lunar motion ⓘ motion of visible planets ⓘ solar motion ⓘ |
| discipline | Jyotisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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mathematical astronomy ⓘ |
| genre | scientific text ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
key source for history of Indian astronomy
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synthesis of five earlier astronomical systems ⓘ |
| hasStructure | chapters ⓘ |
| influenced | later Indian astronomical works ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greco-Roman astronomy
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earlier Indian astronomy ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentions | Greek-derived astronomical parameters ⓘ |
| numberOfSystemsDescribed | 5 ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | Indian siddhanta astronomy ⓘ |
| period | Gupta period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| region | Ujjain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern manuscripts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdiscipline | Ganita (astronomical computation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Pancha Siddhantika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationOfTitle | Five Treatises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astrological calculation
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astronomical computation ⓘ |
| workOf | Varahamihira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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