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Mahāvīra or | Mahāvīra or Mahāvīrācārya 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 Amoghavarṣa of Rāṣṭrakūṭa dynasty. | ||
''Gaṇitasārasan̄graha'' has the following chapters<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gaṇitasārasan̄graha|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganita_sar_sangrah}}</ref> | ''Gaṇitasārasan̄graha'' has the following chapters<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gaṇitasārasan̄graha|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganita_sar_sangrah}}</ref> | ||
# ''' | # '''Saṃjñādhikāraḥ''' (Terminology) | ||
# ''' | # '''Parikarmavyahāraḥ''' (Arithmetical operations) | ||
# ''' | # '''Kālāsavarṇavyahāraḥ''' (Fractions) | ||
# ''' | # '''Prakīrṇakavyahāraḥ''' (Miscellaneous problems) | ||
# ''' | # '''Trairāśikavyavahāraḥ''' (Rule of three) | ||
# ''' | # '''Miśrakavyahāraḥ''' (Mixed problems) | ||
# ''' | # '''Kṣetragaṇitavyahāraḥ''' (Measurement of Areas) | ||
# ''' | # '''Khātavyahāraḥ''' (calculations regarding excavations) | ||
# ''' | # '''Chāyāvyahāraḥ''' (Calculations relating to shadows) | ||
: | : Mahāvīrācārya has praised mathematics in ''Gaṇitasārasan̄graha'' | ||
: लौकिके वैदिके वापि तथा सामयिकेऽपि यः। | : लौकिके वैदिके वापि तथा सामयिकेऽपि यः। | ||
:व्यापारस्तत्र सर्वत्र संख्यानमुपयुज्यते॥ | :व्यापारस्तत्र सर्वत्र संख्यानमुपयुज्यते॥ | ||
Revision as of 13:11, 12 October 2022
Mahāvīra or Mahāvīrācārya 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 Amoghavarṣa of Rāṣṭrakūṭa dynasty.
Gaṇitasārasan̄graha has the following chapters[2]
- Saṃjñādhikāraḥ (Terminology)
- Parikarmavyahāraḥ (Arithmetical operations)
- Kālāsavarṇavyahāraḥ (Fractions)
- Prakīrṇakavyahāraḥ (Miscellaneous problems)
- Trairāśikavyavahāraḥ (Rule of three)
- Miśrakavyahāraḥ (Mixed problems)
- Kṣetragaṇitavyahāraḥ (Measurement of Areas)
- Khātavyahāraḥ (calculations regarding excavations)
- Chāyāvyahāraḥ (Calculations relating to shadows)
- Mahāvīrācārya 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.
