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The Ga?itatilaka and its Commentary: Two Medieval Sanskrit Mathematical Texts

By Alessandra Petrocchi
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By Alessandra Petrocchi
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The Ga¿itatilaka and its Commentary: Two Medieval Sanskrit Mathematical Texts presents the first English annotated translation and analysis of the Ga¿itatilaka by Sripati and its Sanskrit commentary by the Jaina monk Si¿hatilakasuri (13th century CE). Si¿hatilakasuri’s commentary upon the Ga¿itatilaka is a key text for the study of Sanskrit mathematical jargon and a precious source of information on mathematical practices of medieval India; this is, in fact, the first known Sanskrit mathema...

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