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1 Eka
2 dasa
3 sata
4 sahassa
5 dasu sahassa
6 sata sahassa
7 dasa-sata-sahassa
8 koti
9 pakoti
10 kotippakoti
11 nahuta
12
13
14 bindu
ninnahuta
akhobhini
1,000,000 10,000,000 (10,000,000 2 (10,000,000)8 (10,000,000) (10,000,000 y (10,000,000 )6 26 mahākathāna
=
(10,000,000 )10
(10,000,000 )7 27 asamkhyeya = (10,000,000 )20 It will be observed that in the above series asamkhyeya is the last denomination. This probably implies that numbers beyond the asamkhyeya are beyond numeration, i. e, unnumerable.
where
= 100,000
where
10
100
1,000 10,000
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Jaghanya-parita-asamkhyata Madhyama-parita-asamkhyata
Utkrsta-parita-asamkhyata
xviii
Let
Jaghanya-yukta-asamkhyata Madhyama-yukta-asamkhyata Utkrsta-yukta-asamkhyata
15 abbuda 16 nirabbuda
17 ahaha
18 ababa
19 atata
20 sogandhika 21 uppala
22 kumuda
The value of asamkhyeya must have varied from time to time. Nemicandra's asamkhyata is certainly different from the asamkhyeya difined above, which is 10140, Asamkhyata-As already mentioned, the asamkhyata numbers are divided into three broad classes, and each of these again into three sub-classes. Using the notation given above, we have, according to Nemieandra
23 pundarika
24 paduma
25 kathāna
[aaj]
(apj) is (apm)
(apu)
[aaj] {[anj]
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[anj]
B
(ayj)
(aym) is
(ayu)
(10,000,000)8 ( 10,000,000 )9 (10,000,000, 10 (10,000 000 11 (10,000,000 12 (10,000,000 13 (10,000,000 14 (10,000,000 )15
= (10,000,000 )16 (10,000,000 )17
(10,000,000 18
[{ [naj]
=
=
Jaghanya-asamkhynta-asamkhyata (naj) Madhyama-samkhyata-asamkhyata (aam) is > anj, but <aau;
(nyj)";
Utkrsta-asamkhyata-asamkhyata
(aau) =
apj = 1;
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where
Apj stands for Jaghanya-parita-ananta. Ananta-The numbers of the ananta class are as follows:Jaghanya-parita-ananta [ Apj ] is obtained as below:
=
su+ 1; >apj. but <apu;
ayj - 1;
(apj) apl
apj;
[naj]}}
ayj, but <ayu;
aaj 1;
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[anj ]
j]}
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