Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c6.s7.1

c6.s7.1

Certain scholars think that later Mathematics bears no noticeable relation with the *Śulbasūtras*. Kaye¹ pointed out that later mathematicians completely ignored the mathematical contents of the *Śulbasūtras*. He goes even further by saying that no Indian writer earlier than the 19th century is known to have referred to the *Śulbasūtras* as having any mathematical value. This has been supported by Cajori¹ and smith.²