Book Title: Ganitasara Sangraha
Author(s): Mahaviracharya, M Rangacharya
Publisher: Government of Madras

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 288 GANITASĀRASANGRA A A. इन्द ... In अश्व ... A horse ... ... 7 The horses of the sun's chariot are sup posed to be seven. आश्विन ... Consisting of horse. 7 Vide अश्व. आकाश ... The sky ... ... o Vide अनन्त. इन ... The sun ... ... 12 The number of suns is reckoned to be 1: corresponding to the 12 months of { year, viz., धात, मित्र, अर्यमन्, रुद्र. वरुण, सूर्य, भग, विवस्वत्, पूषन् सवितृ, त्वष्ठ and विष्णु. They are called the twelve Adityas. The moon ... 1 We have only one moon. FK ... The god Indra ... 14 Fourteen Indras are usually reckoned at the rate of one Indra for each of the fourteen manvantaras. इन्द्रय ... An organ of 5 There are five organs of sense, viz., nose. Bense. tongue, eye, skin and ear. इभ ... An elephant ... 8 Eight elephants are said to guard the eight cardinal points of the world. They are ऐरावत, पुण्डरीक, वामन, कुमुद, अञ्जन, पुष्पदन्त, सार्वभौम, and सुप्रतीक. ... An arrow ... 5 The arrows of Manmatha or the Indian Cupid are declared to be five, viz. अरविन्द, अशोक, चूत, नवमल्लिका, and नीलोत्पल. इक्षण ... The eye ... . Vide अक्षि. उदाधे .. The ocean ... 4 Vide अब्धि . उपेन्द्र . God Vinu 9 There are snid to be nine Viņņos corre. sponding to the nine past incarnations of Visnu. ऋतु ... A season There are, according to Sanskrit liter. atnre, six Beasons in a year, viz. वसन्त, ग्रीष्म, वर्ष, शरद्, हेमन्त, and शिशिर. कर ... The hand ... 2 Human beings have two hands. TUTT. That which has to 5 There are 5 vratas or austerities to be be done : an aot observed according to the Jaina reliof devotion or gion, vis., अहिंसा, सन्त, अस्तेय, austerity. ब्रह्मचर्या, and अपरिग्रह. For Private and Personal Use Only

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