264 G. Thibaut —Vardha Mihira’s Panchasiddhdntilcd. [No. 2, 
The introductory verses in which Varaha Mihira states the purport 
of the entire Pahchasiddhantika run as follows :— 
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II 
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These verses are followed by the rule concerning the calculation of 
the ahargana which will be considered later on. In the last chapter the 
author names himself as Yaraha Mihira of Avanti. 
I further extract a statement found in the 3rd chapter which is of 
considerable interest as containing a very clear indication of the depen¬ 
dence of Hindu astronomy on Greek science. We read there : 
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“ The nadis arising from the difference in longitude from Yavana, 
(^. e., Yavanapura) are seven and a third in Avanti, nine in Benares; the 
method of ascertaining them I will state elsewhere.” 
The verse contains a statement of the difference in longitude between 
Ujjain and Benares on the one side and Yavanapura on the other side. 
That by the latter name (which occurs in another place of the Pahcha¬ 
siddhantika also) we have to understand Alexandria has been remarked 
by Professor Kern already; the passage we are considering at present 
* A. B. 
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t A. 
§ A. 
II ? A. added in margin) B. 
% Both MSS. 
