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→Bhutasankhya System of representing number: adding content and images
# The parts of a human body such as eyes, ears (2), jaws, knees, hands, fingers, teeth etc.
# The parts of a human body such as eyes, ears (2), jaws, knees, hands, fingers, teeth etc.
#The animals such as serpents, horse, elephants etc.
#The animals such as serpents, horse, elephants etc.
#The names of the devatas, such as Shiva, Indra, Surya and sometimes historical persons such as Manu, Rama (3) etc. [[File:Number knowledge - Balram.png|frameless|172x172px]] [[File:Number knowledge - Ram.png|frameless|90x90px]] [[File:Number knowledge - Parashuram.png|frameless|160x160px]]
#The names of the devatas, such as Shiva, Indra, Surya and sometimes historical persons such as Manu, Rama (3) etc. [[File:Number knowledge - Balram.png|frameless|172x172px]] [[File:Number knowledge - Parashuram.png|frameless|160x160px]]
=== Bhutasankhya System of representing number ===
=== Bhutasankhya System of representing number ===
|Ravana (रावणः)
|Ravana (रावणः)
|[[File:Number knowledge - Ravana.png|frameless|95x95px]]
|[[File:Number knowledge - Ravana.png|frameless|95x95px]]
|}
[[File:Number knowledge - Brahma.gif|right|frameless|179x179px]]
Thus, the Bhutasamkhya refers to the collection of set of ‘things’ denoted by that number. Our ancient mathematicians used these terms in their shlokas to mention the number they had in mind. Some numbers have multiple representations, such as
* Four 4 – Brahma (Chaturmukha) and Vedas (Chaturveda)
* 2 – Eyes, Ears, Twins, Shoulders
* 3 –
* 6 –
* 8 –
* 9 –
=== Activity: Representation of numbers using words ===
Number Exercise: Identify the number given in the Bhutasankhya (word numerals)
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Bhutasankhya'''
| colspan="4" |'''Circle one number to indicate the Bhutasankhya'''
|-
|Puranas
|23
|45
|18
|89
|-
|Masas (months)
|33
|12
|10
|64
|-
|Bhuvanas (worlds)
|10
|4
|14
|33
|-
|Rishis
|7
|34
|17
|54
|-
|Kalas (arts)
|46
|39
|14
|64
|-
|Vasus (a kind of devatas)
|18
|44
|8
|20
|-
|Vidyas
|10
|14
|56
|72
|-
|Bhutas (beings)
|15
|24
|5
|99
|-
|Ratnas (gems)
|19
|9
|49
|66
|-
|Adityas
|12
|34
|22
|10
|-
|Manus (a ruler of earth)
|14
|52
|100
|74
|-
|Chandra Kalas (moon’s phases)
|10
|26
|56
|16
|-
|Number of Devatas
|33
|66
|49
|30
|-
|Adri or Achala (mountains)
|10
|7
|14
|64
|-
|Bhujas (shoulders)
|90
|2
|100
|53
|-
|Danta (teeth)
|10
|24
|32
|30
|-
|Visvedevas (a kind of devatas)
|13
|16
|39
|22
|-
|Saagara (oceans)
|10
|37
|4
|7
|}
[[File:Number knowledge - pandavas.jpg|right|frameless|251x251px]]
Match the following
{| class="wikitable"
|
* Pandavas
* Asvini devatas
* Grahas
* Nakshatras
* Kauravas
* Brahma
* Ravana
* Shiva
|
# दश
# पञ्च
# चत्वारि
# शतम्
# द्वे
# त्रीणि
# सप्तविंशतिः
# नव
|}
|}