Shri Raghunatha Temple Manuscript Library,

JAMMU

No. 4046 Gha The library catalog number uses the Devanagari numerals ४०४६ and the letter "Gha" to denote the specific classification.

Title The Jewel-Treasure of Established Principles: The Chapter on the Description of the Earth’s Sphere-
Chapter original: "Siddhāntakaustubha Bhūgolakhana-adhyāyaḥ." A "Siddhānta" is a comprehensive scientific treatise. "Kaustubha" refers to a legendary celestial jewel, suggesting the high value of the knowledge contained within. "Bhūgola" refers to the terrestrial globe.

Author Ramagopala Sharma

Extent 3 [folios] — Year 1784 of the Common Era original: "सं० १८४१"; the manuscript is dated to the Vikrama Samvat year 1841. To align this with the Western calendar, we subtract 57 years to arrive at 1784 CE.

Subject Astronomy, Complete original: "Jyotiṣam sampūrṇam." Jyotisha is the traditional Indian science of "light," covering mathematics, astronomy, and the calculation of time. The term "complete" indicates this specific section is fully contained within these folios.