31, July 2025

Mathematical Contribution of Pingala – The Ancient Sage of Binary and Combinatorics

VOLUME-11; ISSUE-7; JULY-2025

Author(s): Chetan Kumar Sahu

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Chetan Kumar Sahu

Assistant professor, Govt. Dr. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar P. G. College Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (C.G.)

DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202507032     |     Paper ID: IJIRMF202507032


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Pingala, an ancient Indian scholar from the 3rd century BCE, is celebrated as a forerunner in mathematical thought, especially in the realms of binary numbers, combinatorics, and prosody. His seminal work, the Chandahsutra, though primarily a treatise on Sanskrit prosody (metrics), lays the foundation for several important mathematical ideas. This paper explores Pingala’s biography, his mathematical insights, and his long-lasting influence on both Indian and global mathematics.

Chandahsutra, laghu, guru, sankhya, Nashta, Uddishta

Chetan Kumar Sahu (2025); Mathematical Contributions of Pingala – The Ancient Sage of Binary and Combinatorics, International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-11, Issue-7, Pp. 220-222.         Available on –   https://www.ijirmf.com/

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