Aryabhatiya
Translated by Walter Eugene Clark
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CHAPTER I DASAGlTIKA OR THE TEN GlTI STANZAS
DASAGlTIKA OR THE TEN GlTI STANZAS
A. Having paid reverence to Brahman, who is one (in causality, as the creator of the universe, but) many (in his manifestations), the true deity, the Supreme Spirit, Aryabhata sets forth three things: mathematics [ganita], the reckoning of time [kalakriya], and the sphere [gola].
B. Beginning with ka the varga letters (are to be used) in the varga places, and the avarga letters (are to be used) in the avarga places. Ya is equal to the sum of ha and ma. The nine vowels (are to be used) in two nines of places varga and avarga. Navantyavarge va.
1. In a yuga the revolutions of the Sun are 4,320,000, of the Moon 57,753,336, of the Earth eastward 1,582,237,500, of Saturn 146,564, of Jupiter 364,224, of Mars 2,296,824, of Mercury and Venus the same as those of the Sun.
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