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Gaṇita-sāra-saṅgraha
Mathematics text written by Māhāvīrācharya
Gaṇitasārasan̄graha (Compendium on the gist of Mathematics) is a mathematics text written by Māhāvīrācharya. It is first text completely written on mathematics with questions asked in it being completely different from one asked in previous texts composed in Indian subcontinent.
In the 9th century, during Amoghavarsha's rule Mahaviracharya wrote Ganitsara sangraha which is the first textbook on arithmetic in present day.[2] The book describes in details the current method of finding Lowest Common Multiple (LCM).
Structure
- Sangyaādhikāra (Terminology)
- Parikarmavyāvhār (Arithmetical operations)
- Kālaswarnavyavhār (Fractions)
- Prakīrñakvyavhār (Miscellaneous problems)
- Trairāshik (Rule of three)
- Miśravyavhār (Mixed problems)
- Kśetragaṇit vyavhār (Measurement of Areas)
- Khātvyavhār (calculations regarding excavations)
- Chāyāvyavhār (Calculations relating to shadows)
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