Halayudha
Halāyudha | |
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| Born | c. 10th century AD |
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| Main interests | Sanskrit mathematician |
| Notable works | Mṛtasañjīvanī and "Halāyudha trikoņa" |
Halāyudha (Sanskrit: हलायुध) wrote the Mṛtasañjīvanī, a commentary on Pingala's Chandaḥśāstra, was an Indian Mathematician and poet who lived and worked in the 10th century.[1]His work contains a clear description of Pascal's triangle(called meru-prastāra).[2] [3]
Biography
Halayudha originally resided at the Rashtrakuta capital Manyakheta, where he wrote under the patronage of emperor Krishna III. His Kavi-Rahasya eulogizes Krishna III. Later, he migrated to Ujjain in the Paramara kingdom. There, he composed Mṛta-Sañjīvanī in honour of the Paramara king Munja.[4]
Works
Halayudha composed the following works:[4]
- Kavi-Rahasya, a book on poetics
- Mṛta-Sañjīvanī, a commentary on Pingala's Chandaḥ-śāstra
- Abhidhana-ratna-mala, a lexicon
- Halāyudha Kośa, a dictionary
See also
References
- ^ Maurice Winternitz, History of Indian Literature, Vol. III
- ^ Ramasubramanian, K (8 November 2019). Gaṇitānanda: Selected Works of Radha Charan Gupta on History of Mathematics. Springer. ISBN 9789811312298.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Gavin Hitchcock, Alexander Zawaira (31 October 2008). A Primer for Mathematics Competitions. Oxford University. ISBN 9780191561702.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b Ganga Prasad Yadava 1982, p. 228.
Bibliography
History of Rashtrakutas
- Ganga Prasad Yadava (1982). Dhanapāla and His Times: A Socio-cultural Study Based Upon His Works. Concept. OCLC 9760817.
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