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TNTRODUCTION X1 33 Indian Astronomy and Mathematics in the University of 6alcutta. But, not till his work had proceeded to the middle of the fourth chapter, was it discovered that the commentary was incomplete and ended abruptly with Sloka 75 of .‘« Tr . prasidhggun. 'This was a great blow to the fulfilment of the task undertaken. A vigorous. search was again made all ०Fer India, e.g., in Benares, Jaipur, Kashmere, Madras and other places, and fortunately, a second copy of the text, but without any commentary, was procured, again from a Library in South India, viz., the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library at Madras . The edition of the work from these two manuscripts of the text only, without the help of any commentary, entailed a great xtrain on the Editor. An able disciple of the late M.M. Pandit Sudhakara Dvivedi, Pandit Babua Misra had already justified his selection by the late DrG:-g'hibaut in assisting him in his researches, and had edited with considerable success the Khund-Hbadgu-Karate of Brahmagupta, together with its Commentary called the Vasand-Badgu of Amarबूja, published by the University of Calcutta in 1925. He was thus impensely itted for the difficult work, which he undertook with great alacrity The work was henceforward continued with a commentary, called the V¢oardcontributed by the learned Editor himself Persons competent to judge will admit that he has performed is task with singular ability and faithfulness In the Siddhanto-selhtra, Sripati has made mention of Aryyabhata, Brahmagupta and Lalla, and has closely followed Brahmagupta, supplementing from Lalla where necessary. The presentation, however, is more akin to that of Lalla. Srtpati bas also borrowed from the Pubctsiddhantikd and the Vat Srihita, but without any specific mention of Varaha Mihira There is again a close resemblance in name, substance and method of presentatioD, between the siddhanto•S€khorg of