Mahakshobha, ²Ń²¹³óÄå°ģį¹£o²ś³ó²¹, Maha-kshobha: 2 definitions
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Mahakshobha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term ²Ń²¹³óÄå°ģį¹£o²ś³ó²¹ can be transliterated into English as Mahaksobha or Mahakshobha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics²Ń²¹³óÄå°ģį¹£o²ś³ó²¹ (ą¤®ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤) refers to a āhundred sextillionā� (100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) in various lists of numeral denominations, according to ²µ²¹į¹i³Ł²¹ (āscience of calculationā�) and Gaį¹ita-ÅÄstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.āWe can definitely say that from the very earliest known times, ten has formed the basis of numeration in India. While the Greeks had no terminology for denominations above the myriad (104), and the Romans above the milk (103), the ancient Hindus dealt freely with no less than eighteen denominations [e.g., ³¾²¹³óÄå°ģį¹£o²ś³ó²¹]. Cf. Yajurveda-saį¹hitÄ (VÄjasanyÄ«) XVII.2; TaittirÄ«ya-saį¹hitÄ IV.40.11, VII.2.20.1; MaitrÄyaį¹Ä�-saį¹hitÄ II.8.14; KÄį¹haka-saį¹hitÄ XVII.10, XXXIX.6; AnuyogadvÄra-sÅ«tra 142; Äryabhaį¹Ä«ya II.2; TriÅatikÄ R.2-3; Gaį¹itasÄrasaį¹graha I.63-68.
Ganita (ą¤ą¤£ą¤æą¤¤) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMahÄkį¹£Åbha (ą²®ą²¹ą²¾ą²ą³ą²·ą³ą²):ā[noun] (math.) a huge number (1 followed by twenty three two zeros).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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