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

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________________ 296 APPENDIX II. SANSKRIT WORDS USED IN THE TRANSLATION AND THEIR EXPLANATION. Abadhd ... Adhaka Adhvan ... Adidhana ... ... ... Begment of a struight line forming the base of triangle or a quadrilateral. A measure of grain. Vide Table 3, Appendix IV. The vertical space required for prosenting the long and the short syllables of all the possible varieties of mutre with any given number of syllables, the pace required for the symbol of a short or a long syllable being one angula and the intervening space between each variety being also an angula. See note to VI-833 to 336). ... Each term of a series in arithmetical progression is conceived to consist of the sum of the first term and a multiple of the common difference. The sum of all the first terms is called the Adidhana. See note to II-63 and 64. The sum of a series in arithmetical progression combined with the first term thereof. Se note to II-80 to 82. ... A kind of fragrant wood; Amyris agallooha. ... A kind of sorrel; Rumex vesicariwe. ... Name of a king; lit: one who showers down truly useful rain. A messure of weight in relation to metals. 86 Table 6, Appendix IV. Square root of a fractional part. 8o9 note to IV-. Bquare of a fractional part. So note to IV-8. An auxiliary science. ... A measure of length; finger meneru. 80 1-95 to 29 also Table 1, Appendix IV. ... Inner perpendioular; the mossure of . string suspended from the point of intersection of two stringa stretohed from the top of two pillars tos point in the lino pusing through the bottom of both the pillars, Agar ... Amla-pitam : Amoghavarra ... ... Ana .. Amiamala ... Ambavarga ... Anga-Sastra Adgula ... ... Anidriva lambako ...

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