A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c19.s4.13

c19.s4.13

Before proceeding to the next period, we must notice two works on mathematics, also translations from Sanskrit, which are are the earliest scientific works in Telugu. Mallana (1060-70), a niyogi Brahmin karṇam of Pavalūr near Guntur, translated into verse a mathematical treatise of Mahāvīrācāryulu which contained chapters on mensuration, fractions and theory of numbers, among others. Eluganti Peddana translated the Līlāvatī of Bhāskara and called the work Prakīrṇa Gaṇita.