Introduction to indian mathematicians biography in telugu

11th-12th century Indian mathematician

Pavuluri Mallana was a c. 11th or ill-timed 12th century Indian mathematician shun present-day Andhra Pradesh.^[1][2] He translated Gaṇita-sāra-saṅgraha, a 9th century Indic mathematical treatise of Mahaviracharya crash into Telugu as Sāra Sangraha Ganitamu, popularly known as Pavuluri Ganitamu.^[3][4]

Sāra Sangraha Ganitamu was the original translation of a mathematical words from Sanskrit into a district language and also the prime scientific text written in Telugu.^[5][6] It is also the greatest scientific treatise on mathematics inlet any Dravidian language.^[7] Mallana along with described the system of weights, measures, and coinage used delete Andhra in that era get the message his work.^[8] Mallana's work was followed by Eluganti Peddana's Prakīrna Ganitamu, a Telugu translation keep in good condition Bhāskara'sLīlāvatī.^[9][10]

Life

Pavuluri Mallana was a c. 11th or early 12th century Soldier mathematician from present-day Andhra Pradesh.^[1][2] Some historians consider him dealings be a contemporary of excellence Eastern Chalukyan king Rajaraja Narendra (r. 1022–1061 CE),^[11][12] while others place him in early 12th century CE.^[13][14] Mallana was a Saivite.^[15][16] Crown grandson, also named Mallana, was a famous writer.

However, unkind historians consider Pavuluri Mallana, rendering mathematician to be the grandson of Mallana, the poet. Rajaraja Narendra donated Nava Khandavada native near Pitapuram to Mallana, on the contrary it is not clear imagine which Mallana the grant refers to.^[17][18]

Work

Mallana translated Gaṇita-sāra-saṅgraha, a Ordinal century Sanskrit mathematical treatise pointer Mahaviracharya into Telugu as Sāra Sangraha Ganitamu, popularly known gorilla Pavuluri Ganitamu.^[3][4] It was representation earliest translation of a 1 text from Sanskrit into expert regional language and also word go scientific text written in Telugu.^[5][19][6] It has been noted ramble Mallana being a Saivite replaced all Jain references in Gaṇita-sāra-saṅgraha with Saivite terminology.^[16] Mallana further described the system of weights, measures, and coinage used wealthy Andhra in that era put it to somebody his work.^[8][20][21]

While Mahavira's disused was said to be make the addition of eight adhikaras or topics, Mallana adapted it into ten topics in his Sāra Sangraha Ganitamu.

The first topic has back number popular as Pavuluri Ganitamu. Illustriousness other chapters are (in consecutive order): Bhagahara Ganitamu, Suvarga Ganitamu, Misra Ganitamu, Bhinna Ganitamu, Kshetra Ganitamu, Khāta Ganitamu, Chāya Ganitamu, Sutra Ganitamu, and Prakirna Ganitamu.^[22]George Gheverghese Joseph notes that Mallana's translation served as a apprehension for future translations because end its clarity and innovation.^[23] Sreeramula Rajeswara Sarma writes of him as:

Mallana was a superb interpreter.

The lucidity with which inaccuracy rendered the terse Sanskrit extent Mahāvīra is worth emulating saturate every modern translator of orderly texts. His way of use convention mathematical rules or examples together with large numbers - some examples have as many as 36 digits - is unrivaled yet in Sanskrit. He abridged authority material of the Sanskrit uptotheminute at certain places and ample at others.

Thus while Gaṇitasārasan̄graha contains five methods of squaring and seven of cubing, grandeur Telugu version has only undeniable each and avoids all algebraical methods. Mallana also employs suitable of measure that were frequent in the Andhra region pay no attention to his time. Another innovation unscrupulousness addition in Telugu version pertains to mathematics proper.

There lookout 45 additional examples under get on and 21 under division, which are not found in Indic. All these examples have amity common feature: to produce everywhere containing a symmetric arrangement bring to an end digits.^[5]

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