It is first text completely written on mathematics with questions asked in it being completely different from one asked in previous texts composed in Indian subcontinent.

In the 9th century, during Amoghavarsha's rule[1] Mahaviracharya wrote Ganitsara sangraha which is the first textbook on arithmetic in present day.

[2] The book describes in details the current method of finding Lowest Common Multiple (LCM).

The end of the first chapter Sangyaādhikāra describes the following eight qualities of a mathematician: लघुकरणोहापोहानालस्यग्रहणधारणोपायैः। व्यक्तिकरांकविशिष्टैर् गणकोऽष्टाभिर् गुणैर् ज्ञेयः॥ Meaning: A mathematician is to be known by eight qualities: conciseness, inference, confutation, vigour in work and progress, comprehension, concentration of mind and by the ability of finding solutions and uncovering quantities by investigation.

An English-Kannada translation of the book by Dr Padmavathamma was published by the Sri Hombuja Jain Math in 2000