Sridhara


Śrīdhara, Śrīdharācāryya or Śrīdhara Ācāryya was an Indian mathematician, Sanskrit pandit and philosopher. He was born in Bhuriśreṣṭi village in South Rādha. His father's name was Baladevācārya and his mother's name was Acchoka Bai. His father was a Sanskrit pandit and philosopher.

Notable Books

He is known for two main treatises: Trisatika and the Pāṭīgaṇita. It was written in three hundred ślokas thus his major work Pāṭīgaṇitasāra was named Triśatika. The book discusses about counting of numbers, natural number, zero, measures, multiplication, fraction, division, squares, cubes, rule of three, interest-calculation, joint business or partnership and mensuration. Three other works have been attributed to him, namely the Bījaganita, Navasatī, and Bṛhatpati

Notable Work