INTRODUCTION IX Technical Terms. I have already pointed out (in Part I) the peculiarities of the language of the Maha-Bhaskariya. I have also noted that some of the technical terms used therein do not occur in other works. These technical terms are not found in Sanskrit lexicons, and I have succeeded in arriving at their correct interpretation and meaning by (i) the context, and (ii) comparison of the same or similar topics in other works available to me. The commentaries consulted by me have been of immense help, for without them quite a number of passages in the text would have remained obscure. In the foot-notes I have given references to parallel or similar pas- sages found elsewhere, so that the reader may judge for himself whether I have arrived at correct interpretations or not. At the end of this Part I have appended (1) a list of passages from the Maha-Bhaskariya quoted by later writers, and (2) a Glossary of terms used in the Maha-Bhaskariya. In the end it is my sacred duty to express my great indebtedness to the late Dr. A. N. Singh for the help and guidance that I received from him in the preparation of the present edition of the Maha-Bhaskariya. I am also under great obligation to the late Dr. Bibhutibhusan Datta (alias Swami Vidyaranya) who kindly went through the whole of this work and gave valuable suggestions and advice. My sincere thanks are due to Dr. Ram Ballabh, Professor of Mathematics, Lucknow University, for his suggestions and advice from time to time and for affording me all facilities in my researches. I am also thankful to Sri Gopal Dvivedi, Jyotisacharya, and Sri Markandeya Misra, Jyotisacharya, my Research Assistants, for the assistance rendered by them to me. My thanks are also due to the Nav Jyoti Press, Lucknow, for their unfailing courtesy and care in the printing of this book. K. S. Shukla
