Lilavati
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Lilavati is a 12th-century Indian mathematical treatise by Bhāskara II, renowned for its poetic presentation of arithmetic and algebraic problems.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lilavati canonical | 3 |
| Lilavati (daughter of Bhaskara II) | 1 |
| Līlāvatī (traditionally identified as Bhāskara II’s daughter) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10270070 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lilavati Context triple: [Leelavati Prize, namedAfter, Lilavati]
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A.
Aryabhatiya
Aryabhatiya is an influential 5th-century Indian mathematical and astronomical treatise that introduced advanced concepts such as place-value notation, trigonometric functions, and accurate astronomical calculations.
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B.
Yuktidīpikā
Yuktidīpikā is an important early commentary on the Sāṃkhya Kārikā that offers detailed philosophical analysis and defense of classical Sāṃkhya thought.
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C.
Zīj al-Sindhind
Zīj al-Sindhind is an influential early 9th-century astronomical handbook and set of tables by Al-Khwarizmi that helped introduce and adapt Indian and Persian astronomical methods to the Islamic world.
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D.
Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda
Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda is a sub-school of Vedanta that teaches the soul’s simultaneous difference and non-difference from Brahman, emphasizing both their unity and real distinction.
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E.
Samkhyakarika
Samkhyakarika is an early foundational text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, presenting its dualistic metaphysics and theory of liberation in concise verse form.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lilavati Target entity description: Lilavati is a 12th-century Indian mathematical treatise by Bhāskara II, renowned for its poetic presentation of arithmetic and algebraic problems.
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A.
Aryabhatiya
Aryabhatiya is an influential 5th-century Indian mathematical and astronomical treatise that introduced advanced concepts such as place-value notation, trigonometric functions, and accurate astronomical calculations.
-
B.
Yuktidīpikā
Yuktidīpikā is an important early commentary on the Sāṃkhya Kārikā that offers detailed philosophical analysis and defense of classical Sāṃkhya thought.
-
C.
Zīj al-Sindhind
Zīj al-Sindhind is an influential early 9th-century astronomical handbook and set of tables by Al-Khwarizmi that helped introduce and adapt Indian and Persian astronomical methods to the Islamic world.
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D.
Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda
Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda is a sub-school of Vedanta that teaches the soul’s simultaneous difference and non-difference from Brahman, emphasizing both their unity and real distinction.
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E.
Samkhyakarika
Samkhyakarika is an early foundational text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, presenting its dualistic metaphysics and theory of liberation in concise verse form.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit text
ⓘ
mathematical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu mathematics
ⓘ
astronomical computation tradition of India ⓘ |
| author |
Bhaskara II
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhāskara II
|
| circulation | widely studied in India for centuries ⓘ |
| contains |
problems on combinations
ⓘ
problems on fractions ⓘ problems on interest ⓘ problems on mensuration ⓘ problems on mixtures ⓘ problems on permutations ⓘ problems on progressions ⓘ problems on rule of three ⓘ recreational mathematics problems ⓘ word problems ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| dateOfWork | 12th century ⓘ |
| field |
algebra
ⓘ
arithmetic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| genre | mathematical poetry ⓘ |
| hasCommentary | multiple traditional Sanskrit commentaries ⓘ |
| hasPart |
algebraic problems
ⓘ
arithmetic problems ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Marathi ⓘ
linked to:
Marathi language
other modern Indian languages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic mathematical scholarship
ⓘ
early modern European studies of Indian mathematics ⓘ later Indian mathematical tradition ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Lilavati (daughter of Bhaskara II)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lilavati
|
| notableFor |
influence on traditional Indian mathematical education
ⓘ
pedagogical use of verse ⓘ systematic treatment of arithmetic in India ⓘ |
| originalScript | Devanagari ⓘ |
| partOf | Siddhanta Shiromani ⓘ |
| period | medieval Indian mathematics ⓘ |
| subjectOf | modern historical research on Indian mathematics ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| writingStyle | poetic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Lilavati Description of subject: Lilavati is a 12th-century Indian mathematical treatise by Bhāskara II, renowned for its poetic presentation of arithmetic and algebraic problems.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lilavati
subject linked to:
Bhāskara II’s mathematical treatise "Līlāvatī"
linked to: Lilavati