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* ''Halāyudha Kośa'', a dictionary |
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* He seems to be the first person who came out with the idea of what is today called [[Pascal's triangle]], which he called the staircase of mount Meru.{{cn|date=July 2021}} |
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Revision as of 18:15, 22 March 2023
Halāyudha | |
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Born | c. 10th century AD |
Academic work | |
Main interests | Sanskrit mathematician |
Notable works | Mṛtasañjīvanī and "Halāyudha trikoņa" |
Halayudha (Sanskrit: हलायुध) was a 10th-century Indian mathematician who wrote the Mṛtasañjīvanī,[1] a commentary on Pingala's Chandaḥśāstra. The latter contains a clear description of Pascal's triangle (called meru-prastāra).[citation needed]
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.[2]
Works
Halayudha composed the following works:[2]
- 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
- ^ a b Ganga Prasad Yadava 1982, p. 228.
Bibliography
History of Rashtakutas
- Ganga Prasad Yadava (1982). Dhanapāla and His Times: A Socio-cultural Study Based Upon His Works. Concept. OCLC 9760817.