Talk:Jyā, koti-jyā and utkrama-jyā

Latest comment: 5 years ago by Kmadathil in topic Reference 2

Where's the sanscrit text

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This is supposed to be about sanscrit words, where is the text in the sanscrit writing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.234.110.47 (talk) 05:28, 21 October 2012 (UTC)Reply

There isn't really any one "Sanskrit alphabet" -- Sanskrit has been written in various local alphabets in India. Most westerners encounter Sanskrit written in Devanagari, and Devanagari could be included in the article, but it's not essential... AnonMoos (talk) 06:48, 21 October 2012 (UTC)Reply

I think contributions of Vedic mathematics in real life should be clearly mentioned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.164.17.134 (talk) 16:19, 18 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

Reference 2

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"According to lexicographers, it is a synonym also meaning "bow-string", but only its geometrical meaning is attested in literature. " seems inaccurate. Apte [1] quotes "मुहुर्जीवाघोषैर्बधिरयति" Mv 6.3 clearly meaning bowstring. Kmadathil (talk) 21:37, 8 February 2019 (UTC)Reply

References

  1. ^ The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary of Vaman Shivaram Apte