The work is composed in Sanskrit Language in 1450 verses.
The book contains thirteen chapters, 278 verses, mainly arithmetic and measurement.
It is divided into six parts, contains 213 verses and is devoted to algebra.
Gaṇitādhyāya and Golādhyāya of Siddhānta Śiromaṇi are devoted to astronomy.
In 1797, Safdar Ali Khan of Hyderabad translated the Siddhanta Shiromani into Persian as Zij-i Sarumani.