Book Title: Ganitasara Sangraha of Mahavira
Author(s): Rangacharya
Publisher: Rangacharya

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________________ 288 अश्व अश्विन् आकाश इन इन्दु इन्द्र इन्द्रिय इभ इषु इक्षण उदधि उपेन्द्र ऋतु ... ... ... ... P ** A horse.... ... Consisting of horse. The sky The sun ... ... An .. The moon The god Indra ... GANITASARASANGRAHA. organ songe. An elephant An arrow The eye The ocean God Visnu ... A season ... ... ... of ... ... ... ... कर The hand करणीय That which has to be done : an aot of devotion or austerity. 7 7 0 12 1 14 Fourteen Indras are usually reckoned at the rate of one Indra for each of the fourteen manvantaras. There are five organs of sense, vis, nose. tongue, eye, skin and ear. Eight elephants are said to guard the eight cardinal points of the world. They are ऐरावत, पुण्डरीक, वामन, कुमुद, अञ्जन, पुष्पदन्त, सार्वभौम, and सुप्रतीक. The arrows of Manmatha or the Indian Cupid are declared to be five, viz. अरविन्द, अशोक, चूत, नवमल्लिका, Bud नीलोत्पल. 8 Vide अक्षि. 4 Vide अब्धि. 9 5 8 The horses of the sun's chariot are supposed to be seven. Vide अश्व. Vide अनन्त. The number of suns is reckoned to be 12 corresponding to the 12 months of & मित्र, अर्यमनू, रुद्र, year, viz., धातृ, वरुण, सूर्य, भग, विवस्वत्, पूषन्, सवितृ, त्वष्टृ and विष्णु. They are called the twelve ādityan. We have only one moon. 5 6 2 5 There are said to be nine Vispus corresponding to the nine past incarnations of Vippu. There are, scoording to Sanskrit literature, six seasons in year, viz. & वसन्त, प्रीष्म, वर्ष, शरद, हेमन्त, and शिशिर. Human beings have two hands. There are 5 vratas or austerities to be observed according to the Jaina religion, vis., अहिंसा, सूनृत अस्तेय, ब्रह्म, and अपरिग्रह.

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