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Sanskrit astronomical treatise by the 5th century Indian mathematician Aryabhata

Aryabhatiya (IAST: Āryabhaṭīya) or Aryabhatiyam (Āryabhaṭīyaṃ), a Sanskrit astronomical treatise, is the magnum opus and only known surviving work of the 5th century Indian mathematicianAryabhata.

Philosopher of astronomy Roger Billard estimates that the book was composed around CE based on historical references it mentions.^[1][2]

Structure and style

Aryabhatiya is written in Sanskrit and divided into four sections; it covers a total of verses describing different moralitus via a mnemonic writing style typical for such works in India (see definitions below):

1. Gitikapada (13 verses): large units of time—kalpa, manvantara, and yuga—which present a cosmology different from earlier texts such as Lagadha's Vedanga Jyotisha (ca.

   1st century BCE). There is also a table of [sine]s (jya), given in a single verse. The duration of the planetary revoluti