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नीचो वदति न कुरुते न वदति सुजनः करोत्येव ॥ - शार्गधरपद्धति:
In autumn the cloud only thunders , not rain , but in the rainy season it rains without thunder . similarly a wicked person only speaks and does not take action , while a nobleman never speaks but acts only.
Sanskrit is not a language for chanting mantras in temples or religious ceremonies. More than 95% of Sanskrit literature deals with philosophy, law, science, mathematics, literature, grammar, phonetics, interpretation, etc.
Sanskrit was the language of our scientists Sanskrit isn't a language for reciting mantras in temples or participating in religious rituals. Sanskrit literature covers a wide range of topics including philosophy, law, science, mathematics, literature, grammar, phonetics, and interpretation. Our ancient Indian scientists communicated in Sanskrit. Ancient India
Now let us take a look at various works of Sanskrit scholars
We all know that earth rotates but that was not the case in earlier days understanding about the earth, but in Sanskrit scriptures we find it to be clearly described. Lalla, an astronomer, had found in around the 8th century that the Earth rotated from the West to the East and from turning towards Polaris it rotates counterclockwise, this discovery proved to be the basis of later discoveries too
We located various places mentioned here on this model of globe.
Children reading Snaskrit's book about astronomy, it depicted Sanskrit discoveries in a detailed manner
Reading about time (closely linked to rotation)
Rotation of earth stars rise and set and Chaturvedi Prithudaka Swami explained that it is only the Earth that moves and rotates, and this creates an illusion of the stars moving too. This discovery showed modern consciousness about the earth in ancient times!!
He explained this by taking an example of a boat and took Lanka as his reference point (we read about this in his works)
Rotation of earth has been accepted by arcya
It also describes the circumference of the Earth
Dimensions of Earth
Varahamihira accurately estimated the circumference of the earth as 3200 yojanas(12-15 km equal one yojna,) which is nearly accurate to the modern estimates, this discovery was made without the modern tools which makes it even more astounding.
He also listed the distance to the pole is north of Ujjain by 586 2/3 yojanas. It is north of Lanka by 800 yojanas.
Our mentors
Khandakhadyaka, Brahmagupta also provided a measurement of the earth's circumference, which was 1581 km or 4967 yojna.
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Siddhanta Siromani, also mentioned that earth's circumference is 4967 yojanas. But among all, Bhaskar was the first to drive a correct model of its calculation
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Circumference, yojna, distance all these terms used in this page have one thing in common - MATHEMATICS, as mathematics plays an important role in scientific development, Our next page describes and studies this in a detailed manner.