Sambodhi 2000 Vol 23

Author(s): Jitendra B Shah, N M Kansara
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Vol. XXIII, 2000
VEDIC SOURCES OF THE "VEDIC MATHEMATICS
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a strong basis for such like sūtras, and that when the Jagad Guru claims that he has adopted nothing but Vedic Mathematics, he is right in his own way.
On closer examination, we find that most of the terms utilised in the VM sūtras are found to be prevalent in the Srauta Sūtras and the Sulba Sūtras. We shall see here which terms are used in which Vedic texts :
(1) ANTA - Bau. Sul. I. 23. (2) ANTYA - Tait. Sam. 1. 7. 9. 1.; Maitr. Sam. 1.11.3; "the last member
of a mathematical series" - Monier-Williams, Ske.-Eng. Dict., p. 44,
Col. 3 : Ap. Sul. 2.3; Ath. Anu. 20.9; 104; 118. (3) ĀDYA - Ath. Sam. 19.22.1. (4) ĀNURŪPYA | ANURŪPATVA - Āp. Sul. 13.8. (5) URDHVA / URDHVAPRAMĀNA - Āp. Sul. 9.15; Bau. Sul. 2.3;
Vadh. Sul. 7.2; 11. 9.; Hir. Sul. 3.14; 4.20 (6) ŪNIKRTYA / ŪNIKAROTI - Nid. Sü. 1.7.28. (7) EKANYŪNA / EKONA - Kāt. Šul. 6.7. (8) EKĀDHIKA - Kāt. Sul. 6.7. (9) GUNAKA / GUNA / DVIGUNA - Bau. Sul. 1.30. (10) GUNITA - Madh. Śi. 16.2.; Yajn. Śi. 2.104-105. (11) CARAMA - Kșud. Su. 1.1.; Bau. Śr. 10.48.2. (12) TIRYAK / TIRYAG-DVIGUNA - Kāt. Śul. 6.7; TIRYAG-BHEDA
Bau. Sul. 17.8; 19.7; TIRYAN-MĀNA Kāt. Sul. 7.32; Bau. Sul. 1.46. (13) DAŠAKA - Ath. Anu. 19.17. (14) DAŚATAĦ - Āśv. Śr. 8.5.7; Ap. Śr. 20.14.2; 22.17.5; Hir. Śr. 17.6.42. (15) NAVATAĦ - Āśv. Śr. 8.5.7; Bau. Sr. 15.23. (16) NIKHILA - Mādhy. Sr. 1.7.8.10. (17) NYŪNA - Āśv. Sr. 1.11.15. (18) PŪRAŅA - Kāt. Śr. 24.7.18; Āp. Śr. 16.26.9; 16.27.6; PURAYET
Bau. Sul. 8.12 (19) MADHYAMA - Sānkh. Sr. 7.27.20; MADHYAMA-PURVA Bau. Sul. 7.17. (20) YĀVAT... TĀVAT - YĀVAT-PRAMĀŅA - Kāt. Sul. 37.12; Āp. Sul.
3.11; Hir. Sul. 1.50; TĀVAD-ANTARĀLA Bau. Sul. 8.11; Hir. Sul. 3.17.