Ganitasara Sangraha of Mahavira

SR No.: 011112
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Rangacharya
Publisher: Rangacharya
Publication Year: 1912
Total Pages: 531
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 24 MB

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GANITASĀRASANGRAHA.
6. Out of a collection of excellent bees, * took delight in pătali trees, in kadamba tree, ; in mango trees, in a campaka tree with blossoms fully opened ; sh in a collection of full-blown lotuses, oponed by the rays of the sun; and (finally), a single intoxicated bee has been circling in the sky. What is the number (of bees) in that collection?
7. A certain srūvaka, having gathered lotusce, and loudly uttoring hundreds of prayers, offered those (lotuses) in worship, of those lotuses and }, and of this (1) respectively to four tirthankaras commcucing with the excellent Jina Vrsabha; then to Sumati as well as is of this (same of the lotuses); (thereafter he offcrod in worship to the remaining (19) tirthankuras 2 lotuscs each with a mind well-pleased. What is the numerical value of (all) those (lotuses)?
8 to 11. There was seen a collection of pious men, who had brought their sonses under control, who had driven away the poison-like sin of karma, who were adorned with rightcous conduct and virtuous qualities and whose bodies had been cm. braced by the Lady Mercy. Of that (collection), 1, was made up of logicians; this (2) diminished hy of itself was made up of the teachers of the true religion; the difference between these two (, namely, it and 11- of 13 ) was made up of those that know the Vedas; this (last proportional quantity) multiplied by 6 was made up of the preachers of the rules of conduct, and this very, samo (quantity) diminished by of itself was mado up of astrologers; the difference between these two (last mentioned quantities) was made up of controversialists; this (quantity) multiplied by 0 was made up of penitent asceties; and 9x 8 leading ascetics were (further) seen by me near the top of a mountain with their shining bodies highly heated by the rays of the sun. Tell me quickly (the monsure of this collection of prominent sages.
12 to 16. (A number of) parrots descended on a paddy-field beautiful with the crops) bent dowu through the weight of the ripe corn. Being scured away by men, all of them suddenly flew up. One-half of them went to the east, and I went to the south-cast; the difference between those that went