Halayudha

Halayudha (Sanskrit: हलायुध) wrote the Mṛtasañjīvanī, a commentary on Pingala's Chandaḥśāstra.

Halāyudha
Born	c. 10th century AD
Academic work
Main interests	Sanskrit mathematician
Notable works	Mṛtasañjīvanī and "Halāyudha trikoņa"

Biography

Halayudha originally resided at the Rashtrakuta capital Manyakheta, where he wrote under the patronage of emperor Krishna III. His Kavi-Rahasya eulogizes Krishna III. Later, he migrated to Ujjain in the Paramara kingdom. There, he composed Mṛta-Sañjīvanī in honour of the Paramara king Munja.

Works

Halayudha composed the following works:

• Kavi-Rahasya, a book on poetics
• Mṛta-Sañjīvanī, a commentary on Pingala's Chandaḥ-śāstra
• Abhidhana-ratna-mala, a lexicon
• Halāyudha Kośa, a dictionary

See also

• Indian mathematicians

References

Bibliography

History of Rashtrakutas

• Ganga Prasad Yadava (1982). Dhanapāla and His Times: A Socio-cultural Study Based Upon His Works. Concept. OCLC 9760817.