a very useful source of history about the contempoary period. Editions Printed editions and translations of the text include: 1895-97, Varanasi: Edited with Bhattotpala's commentary by Sudhakara Dvivedi (2 volumes) 1865, Calcutta: Edited by H. Kern 1870-1875: English translation by H. Kern in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 1947, Bangalore: Text with English translation by V. Subrahmanya Sastri and M. Ramakrishna Bhat (2 volumes) Notes References Bibliography External links Sanskrit text and English translation (1946) by V. Subrahmanya Sastri and M. Ramakrishna Bhat Sanskrit text (1865) edited by H. Kern Works by Varāhamihira Sanskrit encyclopedias Indian encyclopedias