Halayudha

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Halāyudha
Bornc. 10th century AD
Academic work
Main interestsSanskrit mathematician
Notable worksMṛtasañjīvanī and "Halāyudha trikoņa"

Halayudha (Sanskrit: हलायुध) was born a 10th-century in Nepal at Janakpur.He is Nepali mathematician. who wrote the Mṛtasañjīvanī, a commentary on Pingala's Chandaḥśāstra.

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.[1]

Works

Halayudha composed the following works:[1]

  • 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

Bibliography

History of Rashtakutas

  • Ganga Prasad Yadava (1982). Dhanapāla and His Times: A Socio-cultural Study Based Upon His Works. Concept. OCLC 9760817.