Prathamavarga, Prathama-varga: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsPrathamavarga (प्रथमवर्ग) refers to the “first square”, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra” or ‘science of calculation’), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—In the Aṇuyogadvāra-sūtra, a work written before the commencement of the Christian Era, we find certain interesting terms for higher powers, integral as well as fractional, particularly successive squares (varga) and square-roots (vargamūla). According to it the term prathamavarga (first square) of a quantity, say a, means dvitīyavarga (second square) = (a2)2 = tṛtīyavarga (third square) = ((a2)2)2; and so on.
Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) 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: Varga, Prathama.
Full-text: Vaidyanighantu, Tritiyavarga, Dvitiyavarga.
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