Verse 14 · The Rules for resolving the questions on Time, the position of places, and directions. · Surya Siddhanta · siva.sh

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लम्बाक्षज्ये तयोश् चापे लम्बाक्षौ दक्षिणौ सदा ॥ मध्यच्छाया भुजस् तेन गुणिता त्रिभमौर्विका ॥

sanskrit

The Bhuja of the shadow of the Gnomon at noon is the same as the shadow itself. Multiply the Radius by that Bhuja and divide the product by the hypothenuse of the said shadow; the quotient will be the sine of the zenith distance: . -

english translation

lambAkSajye tayoz cApe lambAkSau dakSiNau sadA ॥ madhyacchAyA bhujas tena guNitA tribhamaurvikA ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/surya-siddhanta/3/14

लम्बाक्षज्ये तयोश् चापे लम्बाक्षौ दक्षिणौ सदा ॥ मध्यच्छाया भुजस् तेन गुणिता त्रिभमौर्विका ॥

sanskrit

The Bhuja of the shadow of the Gnomon at noon is the same as the shadow itself. Multiply the Radius by that Bhuja and divide the product by the hypothenuse of the said shadow; the quotient will be the sine of the zenith distance: . -

english translation

lambAkSajye tayoz cApe lambAkSau dakSiNau sadA ॥ madhyacchAyA bhujas tena guNitA tribhamaurvikA ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript