Hrasvapada, Hrasva-pada: 1 definition
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Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsHrasvapada (啶灌啶班じ啷嵿さ啶う) or Hrasvam奴la refers to the 鈥渓esser root鈥�, according to the principles of B墨jaga峁噄ta (鈥渁lgebra鈥� or 鈥榮cience of calculation鈥�), according to Ga峁噄ta-艣膩stra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.鈥擜ccording to P峁泃h奴dakasv膩m墨 (860) in his commentary on the Br膩hmasphu峁璦siddh膩nta by Brahmagupta (628): 鈥淎n optionally chosen number is taken as the lesser root (丑谤补蝉惫补尘奴濒补). That number, positive or negative, which being added to or subtracted from its square multiplied by the 辫谤补办峁泃颈 (multiplier) gives a result yielding a square-root, is called the interpolator (办峁辫补办补). And this (resulting) root is called the greater root (箩测别峁ａ弓丑补尘奴濒补)鈥�.
Synonyms: Kani峁ａ弓hapada, Kani峁ａ弓ham奴la.
Ganita (啶椸ぃ啶苦い) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
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Partial matches: Hrasva, Pata.
Full-text: Hrasvamula, Kanishthapada, Kanishthamula.
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Vamana Legend鈥擨n the Vedas, Epics and Puranas < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]