"India was the motherland of our race and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages. India was the mother of our philosophy, of much of our mathematics, of the ideals embodied in Christianity...of self-government and democracy. In many ways, Mother India is the mother of us all." - Will Durant, American Historian 1885-1981

 

What is an ancient system of mathematics that is being taught in some of the most prestigious institutions in England and Europe and not in India? It is Vedic mathematics-a long forgotten technique for mathematical calculations! It is amazing how with the help of 16 sutras and 16 upa-sutras you will be able to solve/calculate complex mathematical problems-mentally! The basic roots of Vedic mathematics lie in Vedas jus as basic roots of Hinduism. Vedic Maths form part of Jyothisha which is one of the six Vedangas. To many Indians Vedic and Sanskrit slokas/manthras are relevant only for religious purposes/occasions. But Vedas (written around 1500-900 BCE) in fact are a treasure house of knowledge and human experience-both secular and spiritual. Here you will will get an idea about the power of Vedic Mathematics.

 Vedic Number Representation 

Vedic knowledge is in the form of slokas or poems in Sanskrit verse. A number was encoded using consonant groups of the Sanskrit alphabet, and vowels were provided as additional latitude to the author in poetic composition. The coding key is given as Kaadi nav, taadi nav, paadi panchak, yaadashtak ta ksha shunyam Translated as below ·

 Varnmala
ka kha ga gha gna
cha chha ja jha inja
ta tha da dha na 
pa pha ba bha ma 
ya ra la va sha sha
sa ha chjha tra gna 

letter"ka" and the following eight letters
letter"ta"and the following eight letters 
letter "pa" and the following four letters 
letter "ya" and the following seven letters, and 
letter "ksha"for zero. 

In other words,
ka, ta, pa, ya = 1 
kha, tha, pha, ra = 2 
ga, da, ba, la = 3 
gha, dha, bha, va = 4 
gna, na, ma, scha = 5 
cha, ta, sha = 6 
chha, tha, 
sa = 7 
ja, da, ha = 8 
jha, dha = 9 
ksha = 0 

Thus pa pa is 11, ma ra is 52. 

Words kapa, tapa , papa, and yapa all mean the same that is 11.

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