Pavuluri Mallana
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Pavuluri Mallana (Telugu: పావులూరి మల్లన) was a c. 11th or early 12th century Indian mathematician from present-day Andhra Pradesh.[1][2] He translated Gaṇita-sāra-saṅgraha, a 9th century Sanskrit mathematical treatise of Mahaviracharya into Telugu as Sāra Sangraha Ganitamu, popularly known as Pavuluri Ganitamu.[3][4]
Pavuluri Mallana | |
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పావులూరి మల్లన | |
Born | |
Years active | c. 11th or early 12th century CE |
Academic background | |
Influences | Mahaviracharya |
Academic work | |
Main interests | Mathematics |
Notable works | Sāra Sangraha Ganitamu |
Sāra Sangraha Ganitamu was the earliest translation of a mathematical text from Sanskrit into a regional language and also the oldest scientific text written in Telugu.[5][6] It is also the first scientific treatise on mathematics in any Dravidian language.[7] Mallana also described the system of weights, measures, and coinage used in Andhra in that era in his work.[8] Mallana's work was followed by Eluganti Peddana's Prakīrna Ganitamu, a Telugu translation of Bhāskara's Līlāvatī.[9][10]