Siddhanta Kaustubha: Chapter on Geography

No. 4049 Gha The library catalog number is written in Devanagari numerals as ४०४९ घ.

Title The Jewel-Treasure of Established Principles: The Chapter on the Earth’s Parts
original: "Siddhāntakaustubha Bhūgolakhaṇādhyāyaḥ"; A "Siddhānta" is a comprehensive astronomical treatise. "Kaustubha" refers to a divine jewel produced during the churning of the ocean in Hindu mythology, signifying excellence. "Bhūgola-khaṇḍa" refers to the divisions or regions of the terrestrial sphere.

Author Ramagopala Sharma

Extent 3 [folios] — Year 1884 of the Vikrama Era original: "सं० १९४१"; the Vikrama Samvat calendar is a traditional Indian dating system. To find the Common Era year, one subtracts approximately 57 years; thus, 1941 corresponds to 1884 CE.

Subject Astronomy, Complete original: "Jyotiṣam sampūrṇam"; Jyotisha is the ancient Indian science of light and heavenly bodies, covering what we now distinguish as mathematics, astronomy, and astrology.