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Halayudha (Sanskrit: हलायुध) was a 10th-century Indian mathematician who wrote the Mṛtasañjīvanī,^[1] a commentary on Pingala's Chandaḥśāstra. The latter contains a clear description of Pascal's triangle (called meru-prastaara).

Biography

Halayudha originally resided at the Rashtrakuta capital Manyakheta, where he wrote under the patronage of emperor Krishna III. His Kavi-Rahasya eulogizes Krishna III. Later, he migrated to Ujjain in the Paramara kingdom. There, he composed Mṛta-Sañjīvanī in honour of the Paramara king Munja.^[2]

Works

Halayudha composed the following works:^[2]

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  Kavi-Rahasya, a book on poetics


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  Mṛta-Sañjīvanī, a commentary on Pingala's Chandaḥ-śāstra
  


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  Abhidhana-ratna-mala, a lexicon

See also

• Indian mathematicians

References

Bibliography

History of Rashtakutas

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