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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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APPENDIX I.
SANSKRIT WORDS DENO SING NUMBERS WITH THEIR
ORDINARY AND NUMERICAL SIGNIFICATIONS.
अड
अक्षि ... 'The eye ... 2 Men have two eyes. अग्नि ... Fire ... ... 3 The number of sacrificial tires is three,
_viz., गार्हपत्य, आहवनीय, and दक्षिण. अङ्क ... Number
9 There are only nine numerical figures
excluding the zero. .. An auxiliary divi 6 There are six auxiliary departments of sion or depart
study in relation to the Vedas, viz., ment of science. शिक्षा, कल्प, व्याकरण, निरुक्त, छन्दस,
ज्यौतिष. अचल .... A mountain ... 7 Seven principal monntains called Kuld
calas are recognized in the geography of the Puranas, viz.,महेन्द्र, मलय सह्य,
शक्तिमत्, ऋक्ष, विन्ध्य, पारियात्र. आदि ... A mountain ... 7 Vide अचल. अनन्त ... The sky ... 0 The sky is considered to be void. अनल ... Fire ... ... 3 Vide आग्न. अनीक ... An army ... 8 'There are eight kinds of army mentioned
in Sanskrit, viz., पत्ति, सेनामुख, गुल्म
गण, वाहिनी, पृतना, चम्, अनीकिनी अन्तरिक्ष ... The sky ___... 0 Vide अनन्त. अब्धि .. The ocean
4 It is held that there are four oceans,
viz., eastern, southern, western and
northern. अम्बक ... The eye ... ... 2 Vide अक्षि. अम्बर ... The sky ... 0 Vide अनन्त. अम्बीध ... The ocean
Vide अब्धि . अम्भोधि ... The ocean ... 4 Vide अब्धि .
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