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Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

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Viṣanidhi (विषनिधि) represents the number 4 (four) in the “word-numeral system” (bhūtasaṃkhyā), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.—A system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 4—viṣanidhi] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the Śāstras, connote numbers.

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Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Viṣanidhi (ವಿಷನಿಧಿ):—

1) [noun] = ವಿಷಧಿ [vishadhi].

2) [noun] (math.) a symbol for the number four.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Visha, Nidhi, Niti.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Vishanidhi, Viṣanidhi, Visha-nidhi, Viṣa-nidhi, Visanidhi, Visa-nidhi; (plurals include: Vishanidhis, Viṣanidhis, nidhis, Visanidhis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Ganitatilaka (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by H. R. Kapadia)

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