⚠The manuscript page is severely faded and appears to show significant bleed-through from the reverse side (verso), making the text on this side almost entirely illegible. The script is Devanagari.

The Treatise of Lilavati

The Lilavati is the first section of the Siddhanta Shiromani, a comprehensive work on mathematics and astronomy composed by the Indian mathematician Bhāskara II in 1150 CE.

Line 1: Severely faded Devanagari text?

Line 2: Faint script with significant bleed-through from the reverse side?

Line 3: Illegible mathematical or poetic verses?

Line 4: Faded text within the decorative reddish-brown border?

Line 5: Illegible script?

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Line 7: Illegible script?

Line 8: Illegible script?

Line 9: Illegible script?

Line 10: Illegible script?

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While the ink has vanished, this section usually presents the Mangalācaraṇa—a prayer to Ganesha, the god of wisdom, and a dedication to the author’s daughter, for whom the book is famously named. The presence of the decorative diamond border indicates the high status of this manuscript within the Manmohan Shastri Collection.