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the qualifications requifite to form an accompli fhed aftrologer, 

 he fays " the afirolpger (hould be converfant with divifions of 

 u time and geometrical figures as taught in the five Sidd'hantas, or 

 •' fyfterns of aftronomy, called Paulifa t Romaca, Vajijkika, Saura, and 

 " Paitamaka." t Va'b a'hajiihira, as appears from the quotations of bi$ 

 own commentator Bha.tVqtpala and many other a flronomical wri- 

 ters, is iikewife author of a treatife entitled Pancha-fidd'hdntica^ in which 

 the five fy items abcvementicned are compared; and, as far as can be 

 gathered from guotations, their agreements and difagreements noticed. 

 A paflage of th$ treatife, as cited by Bhattqxpaia, is fufficiently re- 

 markable to t$e here infei ted, (ince it bears relation to the fubject of 

 this paper. It corresponds in import to a paflage quoted by Mr„ 

 Davis, and Sir W. Jones, + from the 3d Chapter of the Vdrdhifanhitd* 

 but refers the actual pofition of the colures jo the afterifms inflead of 

 the figns of the zodiack. 



^#3^f SI) I! 



0$ When the return of the fun took place from the middle of AViJhd, 



@ * the tropick was then right. It now takes place from Punarvafu. 1 * 



The fame five fy Clems of aflronomy, from which Va'ra'ha- 

 mihira is underftood to have compiled the aftronomical treatife jufk 

 now quoted, and which are named by him in the paflage of his aftrp- 



+ As. Res. 2d, vol. p. J9H0 



