Thread by @_SanatanDharma

Did you know that Modern Computing has roots in Ancient Sanskrit?
Long before binary code & algorithms became mainstream, Indian sages wrote powerful mathematical concepts in poetic meters.
🧵#Thread Here’s how Chandas Shastra laid the foundation of today’s computing. 👇

2. Chandas Shastra, authored by Pingala, is a Sanskrit treatise on poetic meters.
But beyond poetry, it encoded algorithms, binary logic, and combinatorics that predate modern computing by centuries.
Let’s break it down…

3. ‘Prastarah’- Generating All Combinations
Pingala introduced a method to generate all combinations of binary digits-exactly what modern computers do in binary logic.
This is the root of the Binary Number System.

4. ‘Nashṭam’- Error Recovery
To retrieve a lost/missing row from the matrix of binary combinations.
Yes, Pingala wrote about data recovery 2,000+ years ago.

5. ‘Uddistam’ -Row Index Finder
A way to find the position of a row within the binary matrix.
This is the indexing logic used in today’s databases.

6.‘Lagakriya’ -Computing ncr Used to calculate choose , where n is syllables & r is laghu/guru.
Same logic is used in Pascal’s Triangle and combinatorics in probability theory.

7. ‘Samkhya’ -Total Number of Binary Combinations
Essentially the computation of 2ⁿ- a direct precursor to bit-wise computation in modern tech.
Pingala used this to measure rhythmic patterns.

8. ‘Adhvayoga’ -Total Space Calculation
A method to compute total space/memory required for all combinations.
Sound familiar? Today we call it Memory Complexity Analysis.

9. All of these algorithms were described in poetic sutras- encoded with brevity and brilliance.
Modern computer science terms:
Matrix
Combinations
Indexing
nCr
2ⁿ
Binary Logic
All were already embedded in the Vedas.

10. These ideas inspired generations:
Aryabhata
Brahmagupta
Madhava
Bhaskara
Surya Siddhanta scholars
They expanded on Pingala's work long before the West began exploring these ideas.

11. The 8th Chapter of Chandas Shastra contains over 30 sutras with foundational logic that later influenced:
Infinite Series
Fibonacci Series
Pascal’s Triangle
Algebra
Binary Code
All before the 10th century CE.

12. Meanwhile in Europe (17th CE):
Leibniz developed Binary Logic
Newton explored Infinite Series
Pascal introduced Pascal’s Triangle
Fibonacci gave Fibonacci Series
These “modern” ideas echoed Pingala’s ancient sutras.

13. Even the great Al-Khwarizmi, father of Algebra, and the design logic behind Machine Learning, Statistical Physics, and Algorithm design find deep resonance in Vedic sutras.
Coincidence? Or uncredited inspiration?
14. Chandas Shastra isn’t just about Sanskrit poetry.
It’s a blueprint of logical structure, patterns, rhythm, and computing principles -the heart of all modern algorithms.
India’s scientific heritage isn’t just spiritual -it’s mathematical.

15. Conclusion:
Before the world spoke “code,” India sang it in metered poetry.
Pingala’s brilliance shows how deeply the Vedas encoded mathematics, logic, and computing.
We must reconnect with this profound legacy.

16. Chandas Shastra :
Ancient Algorithms
Binary Logic
Combinatorics
Data Recovery
Indexing
Algorithm Design
🔁Repost to revive Bharat’s Vedic Scientific heritage
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