Bhadradīpam/Bhadradīpakam

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"Bhadradīpam/Bhadradīpakam." Archive of Mathematical Practices. Accessed September 9, 2026. https://echoes.ifpindia.org/

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Title
Bhadradīpam/Bhadradīpakam
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Bhadradīpam is an unpublished Kerala astronomical text with mathematical computations.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

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