Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c4.s3.t13.1

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The general appreciation and fame of Bhāskara II or Bhāskarācārya, as he was popularly called as a mathematician, is based on his *Līlāvatī*¹, *Bījagaṇita*² and *Siddhāntaśiromaṇi*³. He is the author of two other works namely *Vāsanābhāaṣya*, his own commentary on the *Siddhāntaśiromaṇi*, and *Karaṇakutūhala*⁴, a treatise on planetary motion. As to the time of his activity, we gather the following statement from his own writing, “In the year 1036 of the Śaka kings I was born, and at the age of 36 I have written the *Siddhāntaśiromaṇi*.”¹ The year of his birth i.e., 1036 of the Śaka kings corresponds to 1114 A.D. and the *Siddhāntaśiromaṇi* was written in 1150 A.D. The *Karaṇakutūhala* was written in 1183 A.D. Of his parentage and native place, he has said that he was born of a renowned Brāhmaṇa scholar and astronomer Maheśvara at a city called Bijjaḷabiḍa.² He had association with the schools of Ujjain and received his education from his father. All these have been confirmed by an inscription discovered by Bhau Daji.³