T. S. Kuppanna Sastry produced this critical edition and English translation, published by the Indian National Science Academy, of the Vedanga Jyotisha of Lagadha in both its Rigveda and Yajurveda recensions, with commentary addressing the text's disputed dating. As the standard modern critical edition of this foundational ancient Indian astronomical text, verified as a genuine and still cited scholarly publication, it is the correct source for the text's actual content and Kuppanna Sastry's own reasoned treatment of its chronology. Its limit is that the dating question it addresses remains genuinely debated among scholars, so a claim asserting a single settled date for the text should be checked against the wider scholarly discussion this edition itself engages.
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Published by the Indian National Science Academy, a national scholarly academy, as a critical edition and translation of an ancient astronomical text, peer reviewed institutional scholarship. NotesStandard modern critical edition and English translation, with both recensions and commentary on the dating question.
Citation
AuthorTranslated and critically edited by T. S. Kuppanna Sastry
PublisherIndian National Science Academy
Publication Year1985
Source TypeCritical edition
Claims Backed By This Source (33 claims)
This source backs 33 claims across the atlas. As facts: 23 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate, 1 open question. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Esoteric Texts, 13 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate, 1 open question, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Open Questions, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.
- Numbers, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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