Hrasvamula, Hrasvamūla, Hrasva-mula: 4 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Hrasvamūla (ह्रस्वमूल) or Hrasvapada refers to the “lesser root”, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra” or ‘science of calculation’), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—According to Pṛthūdakasvāmī (860) in his commentary on the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta by Brahmagupta (628): “An optionally chosen number is taken as the lesser root (hrasvamūla). That number, positive or negative, which being added to or subtracted from its square multiplied by the prakṛti (multiplier) gives a result yielding a square-root, is called the interpolator (kṣepaka). And this (resulting) root is called the greater root (jyeṣṭhamūla)”.
Synonyms: Kaniṣṭhapada, Kaniṣṭhamūla.
Ganita (गणित) 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Hrasvamūla (ह्रस्वमूल).—the short red cane.
Derivable forms: hrasvamūlaḥ (ह्रस्वमूलः).
Hrasvamūla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hrasva and mūla (मूल).
Hrasvamūla (ह्रस्वमूल):—[=hrasva-mūla] [from hrasva > hras] m. ‘having a small root’, the red sugar-cane, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Hrasvamūla (ह्रस्वमूल):—m. eine Art Zuckerrohr [Rājanirghaṇṭa 14, 86.] ka m. vielleicht dass. [Suśruta 2, 411, 1.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Hrasva, Mula.
Starts with: Hrasvamulaka.
Full-text: Hrasva, Hrasvapada, Jyeshthamula, Kanishthapada, Kanishthamula, Kshepa, Kshipti, Kshepaka, Sodhaka, Prakshepa, Prakshepaka.
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Brahmasphutasiddhanta by Brahmagupta (Introduction) (by Acharyavara Ram Swarup Sharma)
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