Ganitasarasangraha
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Ganitasarasangraha is a 9th-century Indian mathematical treatise by Mahāvīra that systematically presents arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and combinatorics in verse form.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ganita-sara-sangraha | 1 |
| Ganitasarasangraha canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian mathematical work
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Sanskrit text ⓘ mathematical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Mahāvīra
NERFINISHED
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Mahāvīra Ācārya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
algebra
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arithmetic ⓘ combinations ⓘ combinatorics ⓘ commercial arithmetic ⓘ equations ⓘ extraction of roots ⓘ fractions ⓘ geometry ⓘ indeterminate equations ⓘ measurement of areas ⓘ measurement of volumes ⓘ mensuration ⓘ permutations ⓘ series ⓘ |
| dateOfWork | 9th century ⓘ |
| field | mathematics ⓘ |
| form |
metre
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verse ⓘ |
| genre | śāstra ⓘ |
| hasPart |
section on algebra
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section on arithmetic ⓘ section on combinatorics ⓘ section on geometry ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
post-Āryabhaṭa Indian mathematics
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pre-Bhāskara II Indian mathematics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Indian mathematical tradition ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| notableFor |
presentation of problems with numerical examples
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systematic organization of mathematical topics ⓘ use of verse to encode algorithms ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important source for history of Indian mathematics
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systematic exposition of Indian mathematics ⓘ |
| structure | chapter-based ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early medieval India ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Compendium of the Essence of Mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Jain mathematics ⓘ |
| usedIn | mathematics education in medieval India ⓘ |
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Ganita-sara-sangraha