Ganita-sara-sangraha by Mahavira-Acharya

by M. Rangacharya | 1912 | 117,278 words

Summary: This is the English translation of the Ganita-sara-sangraha by Mahavira Acharya—an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with mathematics and mathematical problems from the 9th century. The Ganitasarasangraha includes significant mathematical concepts, like the decimal notation system and operations involving zero, highlighting the embedded rich mathematical culture among Indian scholars.

The Ganita-sara-samgraha also investigates the connections and influences between different schools of mathematics in India and abroad. Despite Greek influences on geometry seen in ancient Indian mathematics, Mahavira's work appears distinctively independent in its algebraic treatment.

Source 1: exoticindiaart.com
Source 2: archive.org

Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the Ganita-sara-sangraha by Mahavira-Acharya in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

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Preface

Introduction by David Eugene Smith

+ Part 1 - English translation

. Chapter 1 - On Terminology (samjna-adhikara)

. Chapter 2 - Arithmetical operations (parikarma-vyavahara)

. Chapter 3 - Fractions (kalasavarna-vyavahara)

. Chapter 4 - Miscellaneous problems (prakirnaka-vyavahara)

. Chapter 5 - The Rule-of-three (trairashika)

. Chapter 6 - Mixed problems (mishra-vyavahara)

. Chapter 7 - The measurement of Areas (kshetraganita-vyavahara)

. Chapter 8 - Calculations regarding Excavations (khata-vyavahara)