According to David Pingree (CESS A5: 335), the astrological author YÄdavasÅ«ri (early 17th century, Gujarat?) lived in a place called VÄÄ«. In support, Pingree quotes the author's TÄjikayogasudhÄnidhi (16.27):
Å›rÄ«vatsasaṃjñÄd dvijapuá¹…gavÄdyaḥ Å›rÄ«vÄÄ«nÄmni supure ca sÄdhvÄ« |
Å›rÄ«yÄdavena vyaracÄ«ha tena sudhÄnidhis tÄjikayogapÅ«rvaḥ ||
This is neither metrically nor syntactically satisfactory. On examining a manuscript of the text, I found that it read:
Å›rÄ«vatsasaṃjñÄd dvijapuá¹…gavÄd yaṃ Å›rÄ«bhÄyinÄmnÄ« suá¹£uve ca sÄdhvÄ« |
Å›rÄ«yÄdavena vyaracÄ«ha tena sudhÄnidhis tÄjikayogapÅ«rvaḥ ||
YÄdavasÅ«ri thus appears to give his mother's name as Å›rÄ«bhÄyi. I have not come across this name before -- can anyone confirm that it exists?
Thanks in advance,
Martin Gansten
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