Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c12.s2.t23: Mahāvīra
Bhāratīya Jyotiḥśāstra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c12.s2.t23
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Mahāvīra
v2.c12.s2.t23.1
He has written ‘Sārasamgraha’ a work on ‘vyāktagaṇita’ which deals with arithmetic and mensuration. An incomplete copy of the work came to notice in the collection of books belonging to late Dr. Bhau Daji. The description given in its beginning shows that Mahāvīra was a Jain by religion and that he had the patronage of the Jain King Amoghavarṣa. This shows that he lived in the reign of Amoghavarṣa I, the Jain king of the Rāṣṭrakūṭa dynasty, that is, about Śaka 775.
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His work ‘Sārasamgraha’ resembles Līlāvatī of Bhāskarācārya but is more extensive and consists of at least 2000 “granths” (or verses in Anuṣṭup metre).
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The Sārasamgraha contains some lines from Miśrakavyavahāra’ (miscellaneous subjects) from the work of Śrīdharācārya, mentioned above.
Cites (2)
- Līlāvaī — Kouhala, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit
- Sārasaṃgraha (Jīva Gosvāmin) — Jīva Gosvāmin 1535, Sanskrit