Bhadradīpam/Bhadradīpakam

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Description: Bhadradīpam is an unpublished Kerala astronomical text with mathematical computations. It is written in Maṇipravāḷa verses which is a mixture both Sanskrit and Malayalam language. It comprises of eleven chapters.The author of the text is Iṭakramañceri Nampūtiri who belongs to Perumaṇpuṛa near Calicut.
It contains the description of how to construct the armillary sphere ( Bhūgoḷa), the calculation of Kali year and Śaka year and the Palabhā (the equinoctial shadow of the gnomon) experiment.
Contributor: Vrinda P M
Type: Palm leaf
Location: Pullurmanna Mana, Near Sree Subramanya Temple, Chemrakkattur, Areekkode, Malappuram Dt, Kerala
Title Variant: ഭദ്രദീപം/ഭദ്രദീപകം
Subject: Astronomy and Mathematics
Language: Maṇipravala ( A mixture of Sanskrit and Malayalam)
Transcript Of: Malayalam
Completion: Complete
Current Location: Pullurmanna Mana, Areekkode, Malappuram Dt., Kerala
Spatial Coverage: 11.210824535430545, 76.03697270054394
Author: Iṭakramañceri Nampūtiri

"Bhadradīpam/Bhadradīpakam." Archive of Mathematical Practices. Accessed July 24, 2026. https://echoes.ifpindia.org/