Pavuluri Mallana

Pavuluri Mallana
పావులూరి మల్లన
Born
Eastern Chalukya Kingdom (modern-day East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Years activec. 11th or early 12th century CE
Academic background
InfluencesMahaviracharya
Academic work
Main interestsMathematics
Notable worksSāra Sangraha Ganitamu

Pavuluri Mallana 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]

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]

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  2. ^ Raju, Poolla Tirupati (1944). ... Telugu Literature (Andhra Literature). P. E. N. All-Centre, Arysangha, Malabar Hill, Bombay. p. 20.
  3. ^ Śrīnivās, Śiṣṭlā (2007). The Body as Temple: Erotica from Telugu (2nd Century B.C. to 21st Century A.D.). Drusya Kala Deepika. p. 24.
  4. ^ History and Culture of the Andhras. Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rau Vijnana Sarvaswa Sakha, Telugu University. 1995. ISBN 978-81-86073-07-0.
  5. ^ Yadav, B. S.; Mohan, Man (20 January 2011). Ancient Indian Leaps into Mathematics. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-8176-4695-0.
  6. ^ Murthy, H. V. Sreenivasa (1975). History and Culture of South India, to 1336 A.D. Vivek Prakashan.
  7. ^ Murthy, Kothapalli Radhakrishna (1987). The Economic Conditions of Mediaeval Āndhradēsa: A.D. 1000-A.D. 1500. Sri Venkateswara Publications. p. 10.
  8. ^ History and Culture of the Andhras. Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rau Vijnana Sarvaswa Sakha, Telugu University. 1995. p. 84. ISBN 978-81-86073-07-0.
  9. ^ The Gazetteer of India: History and culture. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1973. p. 454.
  10. ^ Luniya, Bhanwarlal Nathuram (1978). Life and Culture in Medieval India. Kamal Prakashan. p. 305.