![]() ![]() He learned the Greek language, and praised the Greeks ( Yavanas) in his text for being 'well trained in the sciences'. Varahamihira is also credited with writing several authoritative texts on astronomy and astrology. The chapters of the Brihat Samhita and verses of Varahamihira were quoted by the Persian traveler and scholar. According to Varahamihira, in some verses he was merely summarizing earlier existing literature on astronomy, Shilpa Sastra and temple architecture, yet his presentation of different theories and models of design are among the earliest texts that have survived. Varahamihira's most notable work was Brhat Samhita, an encyclopedic work on architecture, temples, planetary motions, eclipses, timekeeping, astrology, seasons, cloud formation, rainfall, agriculture, mathematics, gemology, perfumes and many other topics. However, this claim appears for the first time in a much later text and scholars consider this claim to be doubtful because neither Vihiramihira and Vikramaditya lived in the same century nor did Varahamihira live in the same century as some of the other names in the 'nine jewels' list such as the much older. The Indian tradition believes him to be one of the 'Nine Jewels' () of the court of legendary ruler Vikramaditya of Malwa. He was born in the, roughly corresponding to modern-day, to Adityadasa, who was himself an astronomer.Īccording to one of his own works, he was educated at Kapitthaka. ![]() Early 6th-century), also called Vārāha or Mihira, was a Hindu polymath who lived in (Madhya Pradesh, India). Vārāhamihira Born around 500 CE Died late 6th-century Period Subject Encyclopedia Notable works Pancha-Siddhāntikā, Brihat-Samhita, Vārāhamihira (c. ![]()
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