Vargaprakriti, ղṛt, Varga-prakriti: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ղṛt can be transliterated into English as Vargaprakrti or Vargaprakriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
: archive.org: Hindu Mathematicsղṛt (वर्गप्रकृत�) refers to the “square-nature�, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra� or ‘science of calculation�), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—The indeterminate quadratic equation [Nx2 ± c = y2], is called by the Hindus ṛt or ṛtṛt, meaning the “square-nature� Bhāskara II (1150) states that the absolute number should be ū貹, which means “unity� as well as “absolute number� in general. [...] It was recognised that the most fundamental equation of this class is [Nx2 + 1 = y2] where N is a non-square integer.
Kamalākara (1658) in the Siddhāntatattvaviveka: “Heat first the nature of the ṛt: in it the square (of a certain number) multiplied by a multiplier and then increased or diminished by an interpolator becomes capable of yielding a square-root�.
Kṛṣṇa (1580) in his commentary on the Bījagaṇita of Bhāskara II: “That in which the varga (square) is the ṛt (nature) is called the ṛt; for the square of 屹, etc., is the ṛt (origin) of this (branch of) mathematics. because this (branch of) mathematics has originated from the number which is the ṛt of the square of 屹, etc., so it is called the ṛt. In this case the number which is the multiplier of the square 屹, etc., is denoted by the term ṛt. (In other words) it is the coefficient of the square of the unknown�.
We presume that the name ṛt originated from the following consideration: The principle (ṛt) underlying the calculations in this branch of mathematics is to determine a number (or numbers) whose nature (ṛt) is such that its (or their) square (or squares, varga) or the simple number (or numbers) after certain specified operations will yield another number (or numbers) of the nature of a square. So the name is, indeed, very significant. This interpretation seems to have been intended, at any rate, by the earlier writers who used the term in a wider sense. It is perhaps noteworthy that we do not find in the works of Brahmagupta the use of the word ṛt either in the sense of N or of x2.

Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryղṛt (वर्गप्रकृत�).�f. an affected square.
Derivable forms: ṛt� (वर्गप्रकृतिः).
ղṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varga and ṛt (प्रकृत�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṛt (वर्गप्रकृत�):—[=varga-ṛt] [from varga] f. (in [arithmetic]) an affected square, [Colebrooke]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Varga, Prakriti.
Full-text: Kritiprakriti, Prakriti.
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