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Mahāvīra or Mahāvīracharya was a 9th-century Jain mathematician born in Mysore, in Southern India. He was born in the year 815 AD<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mahāvīra|url=https://vedicmathschool.org/mahavira/}}</ref>. ''Gaṇitasārasan̄graha'' was authored by Mahāvīra. | Mahāvīra or Mahāvīracharya was a 9th-century Jain mathematician born in Mysore, in Southern India. He was born in the year 815 AD<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mahāvīra|url=https://vedicmathschool.org/mahavira/}}</ref>. ''Gaṇitasārasan̄graha'' was authored by Mahāvīra. He was in the royal court of king Amoghavarsha of Rashtrakuta dynasty. | ||
''Gaṇitasārasan̄graha'' has the following chapters | |||
# '''Sangyaādhikāra''' (Terminology) | |||
# '''Parikarmavyāvhār''' (Arithmetical operations) | |||
# '''Kālaswarnavyavhār''' (Fractions) | |||
# '''Prakīrñakvyavhār''' (Miscellaneous problems) | |||
# '''Trairāshik''' (Rule of three) | |||
# '''Miśravyavhār''' (Mixed problems) | |||
# '''Kśetragaṇit vyavhār''' (Measurement of Areas) | |||
# '''Khātvyavhār''' (calculations regarding excavations) | |||
# '''Chāyāvyavhār''' (Calculations relating to shadows) | |||
: Mahaviracharya has praised mathematics in ''Gaṇitasārasan̄graha'' | |||
: लौकिके वैदिके वापि तथा सामयिकेऽपि यः। व्यापारस्तत्र सर्वत्र संख्यानमुपयुज्यते॥ | |||
: Meaning : Where there is business in worldly, Vedic and contemporary, only numbers are used everywhere. | |||
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Revision as of 17:31, 9 May 2022
Mahāvīra or Mahāvīracharya was a 9th-century Jain mathematician born in Mysore, in Southern India. He was born in the year 815 AD[1]. Gaṇitasārasan̄graha was authored by Mahāvīra. He was in the royal court of king Amoghavarsha of Rashtrakuta dynasty.
Gaṇitasārasan̄graha has the following chapters
- Sangyaādhikāra (Terminology)
- Parikarmavyāvhār (Arithmetical operations)
- Kālaswarnavyavhār (Fractions)
- Prakīrñakvyavhār (Miscellaneous problems)
- Trairāshik (Rule of three)
- Miśravyavhār (Mixed problems)
- Kśetragaṇit vyavhār (Measurement of Areas)
- Khātvyavhār (calculations regarding excavations)
- Chāyāvyavhār (Calculations relating to shadows)
- Mahaviracharya has praised mathematics in Gaṇitasārasan̄graha
- लौकिके वैदिके वापि तथा सामयिकेऽपि यः। व्यापारस्तत्र सर्वत्र संख्यानमुपयुज्यते॥
- Meaning : Where there is business in worldly, Vedic and contemporary, only numbers are used everywhere.
