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[N.8.] 
flourished in Southern India early in the 12th century. A.D. 
Another celebrated astronomer named Varaha mihira, who was a 
brilliant gem in the court of Vikramaditya at Ujjaini in A, D. 505, 
and whose works are specially valuable as they contain a very 
are number of Greek and Latin astronomical terms, mentions 
Romaka in his well-known works! on astronomy and astrology 
ea respectively Pafica-siddhantika and Vrhat-samhita, Ro- 
maka is also mentioned in the five famous astronomical works* 
named Paitémaha, Vagistha, Stryya, Paulisa and Romaka sid- 
dantas, all of which have been reviewed by Varahamihira in his 
Pafica-siddantika, and some of which were compiled in the oe 
or 2nd century A.D. pe (sphuta)-siddhanta, Kasyapa-s 
hita, etc., also refer to Romaka. Thus examining the Seg Salt 
works we can trace the name Romaka as far back as the 2nd 
century 
. ah at agai 
asaaa: afaqey fague | 
AME TAR ai 
waafasaseats: BH | 22 I 
Cefonatennees’: p. 45, edited by Dr. Thibaut and Sudhakara 
1.) 
3 BaaralereTTT eT at fara: | 
aytai aaatat = feawdt a aA 1 yl 
wietea aefeatetaaat aur | sores 
aizatentaat gaatsHtfgat Haq || Re Ip. 5. 
Here eaaalg: qaatfeg fara: 
quatfegeragt daa fafiger HATA 18 Np. LL. 
(Vasistha-siddhinta, edited by Vindhyesvari Prasada Dube, Beriares. ) 
HETTS qari waatetfa fayar | 
uRrgae amet qaierareatear Wari 
aalat Wea Te BET ASASTIET | 
ufaa aque TARTS al Wh Ret 
ven fasgat ara qaqa vatfaar 
awit fast agranat faaata eae eon. 
( i -siddhanta, Bhigolidhyaya, pp. 285-86, edited by Hari Sankar, 
Benar 
Dvived 
FTAA AAA aIaafeeeat WATE | 
aaa Waa 4 Wfaatet VARA | %2 I 
(Brahma-siddhianta, Chapter I.) 
