13. .Dhikoti-Karanam oi Sripati. 
By N. K. Masumper, M.A. 
The object of the present paper is to give a brief account 
of the short Treatise on Practical Astronomy called “ Dutkortt,” 
arana-grantha of Sripati. 
Present state of information.—The treatise has not yet 
been printed. The Calcutta University has secured a number 
of manuscripts of “ Duikot1” from Benares, Indore, Baroda 
and Madras. ‘he present paper is based on the copy obtained 
from the Adyar Library in Madras, while the others are being 
copied for the University and have not yet been received. 
This copy of the manuscript in the Adyar Library has been 
compared with another manuscript in taorigig of Pd. Ba- 
buya Misra, University Lecturer, to whom I am indebted for 
settling a fair text by a comparison of eet manuscripts. 
Authorship. —The author of ‘“Dhikoti”, which is also 
mentioned as ‘‘ Dhikotida ”, is, as already stated, Sripati, the 
renowned Indian Astronomer of the 10th Century A.D. As 
mentioned by Sudhakara Dvivedi in his Ganaka-Tarangini, 
Sripati was born in 921 Saka or 999 A.D. In his time he was 
second to none. Even Bhaskaracharyya quotes from him. 
Sripati was not completely eclipsed b; Tiaeareshatyya even 
in later times, for Ganesa Daivajna accepts some of his hods 
in preference to those of Bhaskaracharyya. From cross-refer- 
ences it is known that Sripati was the author of the following 
treatises on Mathematics, Astronomy and Astrology—- 
(1) Sripati-padhati, (2) Ratnavali, (3) Ratnasara, 
(4) Pati-ganita, (5) ibs ganita, (6) Dhikoti, and 
(7) Siddhanta-sekhara 
Sudhakara Dvivedi expressed a regret that at least three 
important works of this renowned Astronomer, ‘Sripati, name- 
ly, Pati-ganita, Vifa-ganita, and Siddhanta- Sekhara, have 
been completely lost. But 7 manuscripts of Siddhanta-Sekhara 
have been secured for the Calcutta University, and about t the 
same number of “‘ Dhikoti.”” ‘‘Siddhan ta-Sekhara ” is a com- 
plete Treatise on the rheaey of Astronomy in 20 chapters, 
whereas “ Dhikoti’’ is merely a ce Tieatize, most likely 
based on the “ Siddhanta Sekha = 
Subject-matter.—The canucorel of ‘‘ Dhikoti” that have 
been obtained, show that it is a very sma me =< hnagil scar 
of only 20 Slokas (of 4. charanas each), and deals inly with 
the ee calculation of the lunar and = niin ipnce 
te of Composition—From what is mentioned in the 2nd 
