Halayudha
Indian mathematician
Halāyudha
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Born | c. 10th century AD |
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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 .
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
- 1 2 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 .
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