4 Mode of expressing numerals [Jan. 



fq«rT3ffl^j.T Pin&kanayana ; a name of Siva, (trilochan, 3-eyed.) 

 JH!T guna ; the three qualities, good, middling, and had. 

 8 or 4. "3^ Veda ; the four Vedas, (and their synonymes.) 



^ff«( abdhi ; an ocean, ( ^iTSf fa^, &c.) n. e. s. and W. seas. 

 1HT Krita j the first of the/owr ages of the world. 

 VH Yuga, an age, as the preceding. 

 Wf^rjala ; water, W[fK, ^\x, &c. (similar to ocean.) 

 ^ or 5. ^"T^ van ; an arrow, (and its synonymes.) 



■%VQ prdn ; inspiration, the five modes of vital inspiration. 

 tf or 6. ^T anga ; the members (head, arms, legs, and body.) 

 ^ rasa ; taste, the six savours. 



?J3T rdga ; mode of music (the six Hindu musical modes.) 

 ^■g" Iritu ; the six seasons according to the Hindu division. 

 TT^T tark ; Shastra : the six Shdstras. 

 ^f?: are ; the enemy, the six dangers, or temptations. 

 « or 7. *rfa Muni, a saint, sage, (and its synonymes ^ffsf, &c.) 

 ^^ swara ; vowel, the six vowels. 



•5f3T naga ; a mountain, ^f^f, T^ rT and other synonymes. 

 ^f^ ashwa ; a horse, (the 7-faced horse of Surya.) 

 ^W? samudra ; an ocean, the seven encircling seas*. 

 cor8. "^ Vasu ; the eight demigods so called. 



3T5T gaj ; an elephant (and its synonymes.) Eight elephants sup- 

 port the eight Dishds, or cardinal points. 

 €TT?T ndga j a serpent ; the eight species of snakes. 

 *nr^T mangala, happiness, good fortune. 

 <£. or 9. ^Hf anka ; a numeral : the nine units from 1 to 9. 



f$^ chhidra ; an inlet, (the nine orifices of the body.) 

 ■?nr graha ; a planet, (the 7 planets and two lunar nodes.) 

 V or 10. f^T dishd ; a side, quarter, (and its synonymes,) the eight 

 cardinal points, with the zenith and nadir. For this and all 

 numbers composed of two or more figures other compound 

 expressions may be formed, as *§*T. ^^"^f cypher- earth 

 cypher-moon, meaning zero, one, or 10, as explained in the 

 foregoing remarks : the following numbers however have 

 simple expressions likewise. 

 \\ or 11. T*T Isha ,• a name oiRudra or Siva, (and his other 11 names.) 

 \^ or 12. ^^ Surya ; the sun, (from his 12 monthly appellations.) 



■^s|f chakra ,- a wheel, the zodiac. 

 \3 or 13. fq*S Vishva ; the universe, (the 14 bhutvanas, deducting 

 baikunt on Vishnu's heaven) : see the next number. 

 3TT*T Kdma; Cupid; the &wa?m or lord of the 13th tithior lunar day. 

 * Only used in the Granthas of South India. 



