Alessandra Petrocchi

The Gaṇitatilaka and its Commentary

Two Medieval Sanskrit Mathematical Texts

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Produktbeschreibung

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 mathematical commentary written by a Jaina monk, about whom we have substantial information, to survive to the present day.

In presenting the first annotated translation of these two Sanskrit mathematical texts, this volume focusses on language in mathematics and puts forward a novel, fresh approach to Sanskrit mathematical literature which favours linguistic, literary features and textual data. This key resource makes these important texts available in English for the first time for students of Sanskrit, ancient and medieval mathematics, South Asian history, and philology.

Produktdetails

• Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World
• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 452
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 648g
• ISBN-13: 9781032338538
• ISBN-10: 1032338539
• Artikelnr.: 64268595

Autorenporträt

Alessandra Petrocchi completed a PhD in Sanskrit and Classical Indian Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK, and is currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics at the University of Oxford, UK, undertaking research into the early vernaculars of Italy and the history of numerals in the Renaissance. She has published several papers on Sanskrit sources on mathematics, comparative and historical Indo- European linguistics, and Italian Renaissance literature. Her research interests include textual criticism, manuscript studies, textual traditions and networks of knowledge across the Mediterranean, and the language-culture-literature interface.

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Part 1: Introduction; Chapter 1. Introducing the Ga¿itatilaka and its commentary; Chapter 2. On the edition of the Ga¿itatilaka and some methodological notes; Part 2: Translation; Chapter 3. Translation of the Ga¿itatilaka and its commentary; Part 3: Text analysis; Chapter 4. Text Analyis; Appendix 1: List of mathematical rules and sample problems supplied by the SGT and which are found in other works; Appendix 2: Rules and sample problems of the GT occurring in other works; Appendix 3: Glossaries; Bibliography; Index

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List of tables
Preface
List of abbreviations
Part 1: Introduction
Chapter 1. Introducing the Gäitatilaka and its commentary
Chapter 2. On the edition of the Gäitatilaka and some methodological notes
Part 2: Translation
Chapter 3. Translation of the Gäitatilaka and its commentary
Part 3: Text analysis
Chapter 4. Text Analyis
Appendix 1: List of mathematical rules and sample problems supplied by the SGT and which are found in other works
Appendix 2: Rules and sample problems of the GT occurring in other works
Appendix 3: Glossaries
Bibliography
Index