Pavuluri Mallana

Pavuluri Mallana
Pavuluri Mallana
పావులూరి మల్లన
Born	Eastern Chalukya Kingdom (modern-day East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Years active	c. 11th or early 12th century CE
Academic background
Influences	Mahaviracharya
Academic work
Main interests	Mathematics
Notable works	Sāra Sangraha Ganitamu

Pavuluri Mallana (Telugu: పావులూరి మల్లన) 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]

^ Rao, Sonti Venkata Suryanarayana (1999). Vignettes of Telugu Literature: A Concise History of Classical Telugu Literature. Jyeshtha Literary Trust. p. 86.
^ Raju, Poolla Tirupati (1944). ... Telugu Literature (Andhra Literature). P. E. N. All-Centre, Arysangha, Malabar Hill, Bombay. p. 20.
^ Śrīnivās, Śiṣṭlā (2007). The Body as Temple: Erotica from Telugu (2nd Century B.C. to 21st Century A.D.). Drusya Kala Deepika. p. 24.
^ History and Culture of the Andhras. Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rau Vijnana Sarvaswa Sakha, Telugu University. 1995. ISBN 978-81-86073-07-0.
^ 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.
^ Murthy, H. V. Sreenivasa (1975). History and Culture of South India, to 1336 A.D. Vivek Prakashan.
^ Murthy, Kothapalli Radhakrishna (1987). The Economic Conditions of Mediaeval Āndhradēsa: A.D. 1000-A.D. 1500. Sri Venkateswara Publications. p. 10.
^ History and Culture of the Andhras. Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rau Vijnana Sarvaswa Sakha, Telugu University. 1995. p. 84. ISBN 978-81-86073-07-0.
^ The Gazetteer of India: History and culture. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1973. p. 454.
^ Luniya, Bhanwarlal Nathuram (1978). Life and Culture in Medieval India. Kamal Prakashan. p. 305.

[:4-1] Rao, Sonti Venkata Suryanarayana (1999). Vignettes of Telugu Literature: A Concise History of Classical Telugu Literature. Jyeshtha Literary Trust. p. 86.

[:1-2] Raju, Poolla Tirupati (1944). ... Telugu Literature (Andhra Literature). P. E. N. All-Centre, Arysangha, Malabar Hill, Bombay. p. 20.

[:5-3] Śrīnivās, Śiṣṭlā (2007). The Body as Temple: Erotica from Telugu (2nd Century B.C. to 21st Century A.D.). Drusya Kala Deepika. p. 24.

[:6-4] History and Culture of the Andhras. Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rau Vijnana Sarvaswa Sakha, Telugu University. 1995. ISBN 978-81-86073-07-0.

[: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.

[:7-6] 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.

[:8-8] 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.

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