Dear Friends,
I recently received a copy of a manuscript from Kota,
entitled rekhāgaṇitalaghubodha, of which I attach the
last folio, with the colophon.
The date śake
1693 is
given, which corresponds to 1771 AD, compatible with the
date of the Jaipur's
rekhāgaṇita, with which this
manuscript offers some similarities.
My question
concerns the word preceding the date, that is rāmā(or śarmā ?)kabhūpāla. Does it indicate a
king of that period and/or does this word alter the date ? A
place is also mentioned : dillīnagare
tu korāvakaṭake. Is korāva(or
ba) a
place near Delhi ?
Finally, does
anyone know something about the author miśramohanalāla,
son of miśrahīrādhara ? And about malikhadvāla ?
I don't find
anything in Pingree's CESS, except a mohanalāla, who lived after 1850
(CESS, vol.5, p.317), which is a century too late.
Best regards and
thanks for your help,
Jean Michel
Delire, Brussels