INTRODUCTION in which case, one would, again and again, be getting the same long It is again to be noted that, in order to secure a high degree of accuracy, the author has devised a new set of Moon-sentences, correct to the second, for use in the calculation of the Moon by the method set out in the present work, in place of the commonly used (C271drayakyas of Vararuci which are correct only to minutes. In actual working, the author has introduced several ingenious innovations with a view to lighten the labour involved and to arrive at quick results. Thus, by calculating backwards, he has arrived at an Epoch (Kha१140-di10), wi2., Kalidi10 15,02,008 (dinta707 715as y0) (verse 5). ८t 1e (21d (१/ whill a conjunction of the 140on and its Higher Apsis (C07dra-7ig0-Yoga) had occurred . Thus, am ano Imalistic cycle of the Moon commenced at sumrise, at the expiry of the said Kha110-di10, thereby removing the part-day, wi८., b of (a+b) days (vide supra), and enabling calculations with full days For computing the True Moon on any particular day, subtract the above K7011adli10 from the Kalidi70 for that day and find out the number of completed anormalistic cycles which have gone by subseuent to the epoch. For this, the remaining days (Khaा70-5es०) is asked to be multiplied by 6845 (ऽivadlnta) and divided by 188,611 (paryaptalrday), the underlying reason being that the period of a cycle is given by the fraction 138,611/6845 days which works out to 27 days, 33 7adlikds, 16-24/5 winadikas (verse 5). The quotient is called the 'First result' (4grimraphala). The further eight results are also noted by reducing the quotient progressively by 1, 2 etc 1. Of course this could be obviated by using. instead ['dyas, new 17akyas constructed for fractions of days and appropriately 2. 19 For a cri•ical edition of these Moon-sentences, whic 3. For an edition of Vararuci's Can:lreauwakyas by T. S. K. Sastri and K. V. saruna, (K. S. R. Institute, 135-34 of the current applying them commence with ed Madras-4, 1962), pp
