Aasthana Kolakalam
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Item Details
- Description
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The dimension of this palm leaf manuscript is 42 x 3.5. Contains 42 leaves. 5 to 7 lines per page approximately. Preserved in good condition, some leaves are damaged. Incomplete. The page number is inscribed to the left of the manuscript. The text discusses mathematical operations such as multiplication of integers, operations of fractions, measures of length, weight, time and miscellaneous other problems.
Aastana Kolakalam is considered to have been inspired by Kanakkatikaram texts and follows a similar organisation of problem verses, based on context of computations, such as gold, land, grain and so on. The author intend it to be a summary (kolakalam) which will be an useful reference both the skilled and numerically weak.
Besides manuscripts housed in GOML, Chennai and Saravati Mahal Library there are also two edited volumes of Aastana Kolakalam available.
Kanakkatikaram
A volume of Astana Kolakalam edited by K Sathyabhama and published by Saravati Mahal Library
Volume of Astana Kolakalam edited by Thirumalai Sree Saila Sarma and published by GOML - Type
- Palm Leaf Manuscript
- Title Variant
- เฎเฎธเฏเฎคเฎพเฎฉ เฎเฏเฎฒเฎเฎฒเฎฎเฏ
- Title Translation
- ฤstฤแนa kลlฤkalam
- Date Created
- CE
- Subject
- Work Place Text
- Language
- Tamil
- Dimensions
- 42 x 3.5
- Current Repository Id
- TR 398
- Identifier
- AKL_GOML_CHN_TR_398
- Current Location
- Goverment Oriental Manuscript Library, Chennai
- Spatial Coverage
- 13.06670968457052,80.28299641485435
- Location - Physical Location
- Government Oriental Research Institute, Chennai
- List
- Government Oriental Manuscript Library, Chennai
- Tag
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GOML, Chennai
Workplace Text
Palm Leaf manuscript
Cite this Item
"Aasthana Kolakalam."
Archive of Mathematical Practices.
Accessed July 24, 2026.
https://echoes.ifpindia.org/s/shmp_landing/document/AKL_GOML_CHN_TR_398
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