सिद्धान्तशिरोमणि: गणिताध्याय (भास्कराचार्य - ग्रहगणित, मध्यमाधिकार व स्पष्टाधिकार सटीक)

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cious moments to be prescribed for various functions,
Desarishtas ie Calamitous occurences to the countries etc.)
which form a part of the Science, he cannot answer so
many intricate problems pertaining to Astronomy. Such
a person, who does not know the astronomical part of the
science, which abounds in innumerable reasonings, is one
like a king depicted in a drawing, or a lion fast tied to a
pole.
Comm. Not necessary.
Verse 8. The Science of Jyautisha without Astronomy,
is like a king's army without roaring elephants though ex-
celling in horses etc; is like a garden without mango trees,
or like a lake without water, or again like a lady parted
with her newly married lover.
Comm. Not necessary.
Verse 9. The Vedic lore prescribes Sacrifices to be
performed; these sacrifices are based upon a knowledge
of appropriate time to perform them. This science of
astronomy gives a knowledge of time; hence it has been
reckoned as one of the six Vedāngas or limbs of the Veda.
Comm. Not necessary.
Verse 10. (Out of the six Vedangas) The science of
grammar is like the face of the person of the Veda, the
science of Jyautisha takes the place of the eyes, the
Nirukta that of the ears; the Kalpa that of the hands; the
Siksha that of the nose and the Chandas the place of the
feet.
Comm. Not necessary.
Verse 11. This science of Jyautisha being depicted
as the very eyes of the Person of the Veda, so it has been
acclaimed as the most important of the six Angas or limbs
of the Veda, in as much as, even if a person be endowed