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The Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa, or Jyotiṣavedāṅga (Devanagari वेदाङ्ग ज्योतिष) is the earliest known Indian text on astronomy and astrology (Jyotisha), dated to 1400-1200 BCE (700-600 BCE, according to Michael Witzel).^[1]^[1]^[2] The extant text is dated to the final centuries BCE.^[3]

It was redacted by Lagadha (Sanskrit: लगध, IPA: [ləɡəd̪ʱə]), who was, as per Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya^[4] and others,^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] from Kashmir.

The text is foundational to the Vedanga discipline of Jyotisha.

Editions

Yajus recension, Rk variants and commentary of Somākara Śeṣanāga, edited: Albrecht Weber, Über den Vedakalender Namens Jyotisham, Berlin 1862
Yajus recension, non-Yajus verses of Rk recension, edited: G. Thibaut, "Contributions to the Explanation of the Jyotisha-Vedánga", Journal of the Asiatic Society Bengal Vol 46 (1877), p. 411-437
Hindi translation: Girja Shankar Shashtri, Jyotisha Karmkanda and Adhyatma Shodh Sansthan, 455 Vasuki Khurd, Daraganj, Allahabad-6.
Sanskrit Commentary with Hindi Translation: Vedā̄ṅgajyotiṣam: Yajurvedināṃ paramparayāgatam vistr̥tasaṃskr̥tabhūmikayā. On Vedic astrology and astronomy; critical edited text with Hindi and Sanskrit commentaries. By Lagadha, Ācārya-Śivarāja Kauṇḍinnyāyana, SammodavardhanaKauṇḍinnyāyana, Somākara^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b Subbarayappa, B. V. (14 September 1989). "Indian astronomy: An historical perspective". In Biswas, S. K.; Mallik, D. C. V.; Vishveshwara, C. V. (ed.). Cosmic Perspectives. Cambridge University Press. pp. 25–40. ISBN 978-0-521-34354-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
^ Michael Witzel, "Autochthonous Aryans? The Evidence from Old Indian and Iranian Texts"^{[full citation needed]}
^ Michael Witzel, "Autochthonous Aryans? The Evidence from Old Indian and Iranian Texts"^{[full citation needed]}
^ Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya, History of Science and Technology in Ancient India, Firma K.L Mukhopadhyaya (1986), pp. 486-494
^ Satya Prakash, Founders of Sciences in Ancient India (part II), Vijay Kumar (1989), p.471
^ B.S. Yadav & Man Mohan, Ancient Indian Leaps into Mathematics, Birkhäuser (2011), p. 78
^ M. I. Mikhailov & N. S. Mikhailov, Key to the Vedas, Minsk-Vilnius (2005), p. 105
^ Sures Chandra Banerji, A Companion to Sanskrit Literature, Motilal Banarsidass (1989), p. 59
^ Helaine Selin, Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures, Kluwer Academic Publishers (1997), p. 977
^ http://books.google.co.in/books?id=SDmSGwAACAAJ

External links

TSK Sastry translation, edited by KV Sarma

[Cosmic-1] Subbarayappa, B. V. (14 September 1989). "Indian astronomy: An historical perspective". In Biswas, S. K.; Mallik, D. C. V.; Vishveshwara, C. V. (ed.). Cosmic Perspectives. Cambridge University Press. pp. 25–40. ISBN 978-0-521-34354-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)

[2] Michael Witzel, "Autochthonous Aryans? The Evidence from Old Indian and Iranian Texts"^{[full citation needed]}

[3] Michael Witzel, "Autochthonous Aryans? The Evidence from Old Indian and Iranian Texts"^{[full citation needed]}

[4] Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya, History of Science and Technology in Ancient India, Firma K.L Mukhopadhyaya (1986), pp. 486-494

[5] Satya Prakash, Founders of Sciences in Ancient India (part II), Vijay Kumar (1989), p.471

[6] B.S. Yadav & Man Mohan, Ancient Indian Leaps into Mathematics, Birkhäuser (2011), p. 78

[7] M. I. Mikhailov & N. S. Mikhailov, Key to the Vedas, Minsk-Vilnius (2005), p. 105

[8] Sures Chandra Banerji, A Companion to Sanskrit Literature, Motilal Banarsidass (1989), p. 59

[9] Helaine Selin, Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures, Kluwer Academic Publishers (1997), p. 977

[10] ttp://books.google.co.in/books?id=SDmSGwAACAAJ

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+The '''''{{IAST|Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa}}''''', or '''''Jyotiṣavedāṅga''''' (Devanagari {{lang|sa|वेदाङ्ग ज्योतिष}}) is the earliest known Indian text on [[astronomy]] and [[astrology]] (''[[Jyotisha]]''), dated to 1400-1200 BCE (700-600 BCE, according to [[Michael Witzel]]).<ref name=Cosmic>{{cite book|last=Subbarayappa|first=B. V.|editor=Biswas, S. K.; Mallik, D. C. V.; [[C. V. Vishveshwara|Vishveshwara, C. V.]] |title=Cosmic Perspectives|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=PFTGKi8fjvoC&pg=FA25|date=14 September 1989|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-34354-1|pages=25–40|chapter=Indian astronomy: An historical perspective}}</ref><ref name=Cosmic>{{cite book|last=Subbarayappa|first=B. V.|editor=Biswas, S. K.; Mallik, D. C. V.; [[C. V. Vishveshwara|Vishveshwara, C. V.]] |title=Cosmic Perspectives|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=PFTGKi8fjvoC&pg=FA25|date=14 September 1989|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-34354-1|pages=25–40|chapter=Indian astronomy: An historical perspective}}</ref><ref>Michael Witzel, "Autochthonous Aryans? The Evidence from Old Indian and Iranian Texts"{{full}}</ref> The extant text is dated to the final centuries BCE.<ref>Michael Witzel, "Autochthonous Aryans? The Evidence from Old Indian and Iranian Texts"{{full}}</ref>
 It was redacted by '''Lagadha''' ({{lang-sa|लगध}}, {{IPA-sa|ləɡəd̪ʱə|IPA}}), who was, as per [[Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya]]<ref>[[Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya]], ''History of Science and Technology in Ancient India'', Firma K.L Mukhopadhyaya (1986), pp. 486-494</ref> and others,<ref>Satya Prakash, ''Founders of Sciences in Ancient India'' (part II), Vijay Kumar (1989), p.471</ref><ref>B.S. Yadav & Man Mohan, ''Ancient Indian Leaps into Mathematics'', [[Birkhäuser]] (2011), p. 78</ref><ref>M. I. Mikhailov & N. S. Mikhailov, ''Key to the Vedas'', Minsk-Vilnius (2005), p. 105</ref><ref>Sures Chandra Banerji,  ''A Companion to Sanskrit Literature'', Motilal Banarsidass (1989), p. 59</ref><ref>[[Helaine Selin]], ''[[Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures]]'', [[Kluwer Academic Publishers]] (1997), p. 977</ref> from [[Kashmiri people|Kashmir]].