Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c4.s4.t12: Munīśvara (1603 A.D.)
Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c4.s4.t12
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Munīśvara (1603 A.D.)
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Munīśvara, son of Raṅganātha, was the main astronomer in the Court of King Sā̆jāhān. His parents belonged to Devarāta gotra and lived in the Dadhigrāma of Alicpur Province near the river Payaṣṇi. He was born in 1603 A.D.¹ He wrote *Niṣṭsṭārthaduti*, a commentary on the *Līlāvatī* of Bhāskara II and *Pāṭīsāra*, another work on mathematics besides several works on astronomy². Both the works of mathematics still remain unpublished. His *Siddhāntasārvabhauma* and his own commentary on the *Siddhāntasārvabhauma* were written in 1646 A. D. and 1650 A. D. respectively³. Munīśvara was called by another name, Viśvarūpa. He had a controversy with Kamalākara and tried to refute some of the latter’s contribution.
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¹ Vide. Preface of the *Siddhāntasārvabhauma*, Princess of Wales Saraswati Bhavan Text no. 41 ( Part I ).
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² Vide. Sudhākara's *Gaṇakataraṅgiṇī*—Muniśvara; For other works, vide our *Bibliography*, p. 145-46.
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³ Vide. Sudhākara’s *Gaṇakataraṅgiṇī*; also Preface of the *Siddhāntasārvabhauma* mentioned above.
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- Līlāvaī — Kouhala, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit