Translated and annotated by orientalist Edward Sachau (1845-1930), this 1887-8 two-volume work is the account by Muslim polymath and traveller Alberuni (973-1048) of Indian political and social life in the medieval period. Sachau published the manuscript in Arabic in 1885-6, at the same time working on an English translation. Alberuni, born in Chorasmia, south of the Aral Sea, was one of the leading scholars of his day. He accompanied the Afghan ruler Mahmud on his invasion of India in the early eleventh century, and remained there for thirteen years, making a detailed study of Indian life and…mehr
Translated and annotated by orientalist Edward Sachau (1845-1930), this 1887-8 two-volume work is the account by Muslim polymath and traveller Alberuni (973-1048) of Indian political and social life in the medieval period. Sachau published the manuscript in Arabic in 1885-6, at the same time working on an English translation. Alberuni, born in Chorasmia, south of the Aral Sea, was one of the leading scholars of his day. He accompanied the Afghan ruler Mahmud on his invasion of India in the early eleventh century, and remained there for thirteen years, making a detailed study of Indian life and culture, and in particular studying the Hindu religion. Alberuni claims that his work is not polemical in nature, but a simple historical record of facts, and he commends the learning of the Hindus in philosophy, mathematics and astronomy. Volume 2 discusses among other subjects astronomy, religion, ritual and law.
49. A summary description of the eras 50. How many star-cycles there are both in a 'kalpa' and in a 'caturyuga' 51. An explanation of the terms 'adhimâsa', 'ûnarâtra', and the 'aharganas', as representing different sums of days 52. On the calculation of 'ahargana' in general, that is, the resolution of years and months into days, and, vice versa, the composition of years and months out of days 53. On the ahargana, or the resolution of years into months, according to special rules which are adopted in the calendars for certain dates or moments of time 54. On the computation of the mean places of the planets 55. On the order of the planets, their distances and sizes 56. On the stations of the moon 57. On the heliacal risings of the stars, and on the ceremonies and rites which the Hindus practise at such a moment 58. How ebb and flow follow each other in the ocean 59. On the solar and lunar eclipses 60. On the parvan 61. On the dominants of the different measures of time in both religious and astronomical relations, and on connected subjects 62. On the sixty years samvatsara, also called 'shashtyabda' 63. On that which especially concerns the Brahmans, and what they are obliged to do during their whole life 64. On the rites and customs which the other castes, besides the Brahmans, practise during their lifetime 65. On the sacrifices 66. On pilgrimage and the visiting of sacred places 67. On alms, and how a man must spend what he earns 68. On what is allowed and forbidden in eating and drinking 69. On matrimony, the menstrual courses, embryos, and childbed 70. On lawsuits 71. On punishments and expiations 72. On inheritance, and what claim the deceased person has on it 73. About what is due to the bodies of the dead and of the living (i.e. about burying and suicide) 74. On fasting, and the various kinds of it 75. On the determination of the fast-days 76. On the festivals and festive days 77. On days which are held in special veneration, on lucky and unlucky times, and on such times as are particularly favourable for acquiring in them bliss in heaven 78. On the karanas 79. On the yogas 80. On the introductory principles of Hindu astrology, with a short description of their methods of astrological calculations Annotations Index.
49. A summary description of the eras 50. How many star-cycles there are both in a 'kalpa' and in a 'caturyuga' 51. An explanation of the terms 'adhimâsa', 'ûnarâtra', and the 'aharganas', as representing different sums of days 52. On the calculation of 'ahargana' in general, that is, the resolution of years and months into days, and, vice versa, the composition of years and months out of days 53. On the ahargana, or the resolution of years into months, according to special rules which are adopted in the calendars for certain dates or moments of time 54. On the computation of the mean places of the planets 55. On the order of the planets, their distances and sizes 56. On the stations of the moon 57. On the heliacal risings of the stars, and on the ceremonies and rites which the Hindus practise at such a moment 58. How ebb and flow follow each other in the ocean 59. On the solar and lunar eclipses 60. On the parvan 61. On the dominants of the different measures of time in both religious and astronomical relations, and on connected subjects 62. On the sixty years samvatsara, also called 'shashtyabda' 63. On that which especially concerns the Brahmans, and what they are obliged to do during their whole life 64. On the rites and customs which the other castes, besides the Brahmans, practise during their lifetime 65. On the sacrifices 66. On pilgrimage and the visiting of sacred places 67. On alms, and how a man must spend what he earns 68. On what is allowed and forbidden in eating and drinking 69. On matrimony, the menstrual courses, embryos, and childbed 70. On lawsuits 71. On punishments and expiations 72. On inheritance, and what claim the deceased person has on it 73. About what is due to the bodies of the dead and of the living (i.e. about burying and suicide) 74. On fasting, and the various kinds of it 75. On the determination of the fast-days 76. On the festivals and festive days 77. On days which are held in special veneration, on lucky and unlucky times, and on such times as are particularly favourable for acquiring in them bliss in heaven 78. On the karanas 79. On the yogas 80. On the introductory principles of Hindu astrology, with a short description of their methods of astrological calculations Annotations Index.
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