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Halayudha

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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Maurice Winternitz, History of Indian Literature, Vol. III
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Gavin Hitchcock, Alexander Zawaira (31 October 2008). A Primer for Mathematics Competitions. Oxford University. ISBN 9780191561702.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ a b Ganga Prasad Yadava 1982, p. 228.

Bibliography

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History of Rashtrakutas