Halāyudha | |
Birth Date: | c. 10th century AD |
Main Interests: | Sanskrit mathematician |
Major Works: | Mṛtasañjīvanī and "Halāyudha trikoņa" |
Halayudha (Sanskrit: हलायुध) wrote the , a commentary on Pingala's Chandaḥśāstra.
Halayudha originally resided at the Rashtrakuta capital Manyakheta, where he wrote under the patronage of emperor Krishna III. His Kavi-Rahasya eulogizes Krishna III. Later, he migrated to Ujjain in the Paramara kingdom. There, he composed Mṛta-Sañjīvanī in honour of the Paramara king Munja.
Halayudha composed the following works:
History of Rashtrakutas