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Gaṇitapāda
The Gaṇitapāda ('Mathematics Chapter') — verses 1–33 of the Āryabhaṭīya covering arithmetic operations, series, and geometric calculations.
Jyā Table
Āryabhaṭa's celebrated table of 24 sine (jyā) values at 3.75° intervals, accurate to four decimal places — the world's first systematic trigonometric table.
Śūnya reference
One of the earliest textual references to śūnya (zero) as an arithmetical placeholder in positional notation.
Kuṭṭaka Algorithm
Āryabhaṭa's kuṭṭaka ('pulverizer') — the first general algorithm for solving linear Diophantine equations, here applied to calendar computations.
Mahāyuga Cycle
The Daśagītikā chapter opens with cosmological time cycles (mahāyuga = 4,320,000 years), used as the base period for planetary motion calculations.
