History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.806

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¹¹⁰⁷ Vide Pañcasiddhāntikā IV. 7 and 11, XVIII 35 and 45 for *śūnya*, and IV 8 for 'ambara', Bhāskarācārya uses 'pūrṇa' for zero in saying that he was born in 'rasa-guṇa-pūrṇa-mahī' śaka year Rūpa denoting one and *rasa* 6 occur in ancient Bakhshali ms (vide I A vol. 17 at p 35) which throughout employs the decimal system of notation *Randhra* (opening) means 'nine' because there are nine openings in the human body, viz. the mouth, the two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, organ of generation and that of excretion, compare 'नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन् न कारयन्' गीता V. 13. पुण्डरीकं नवद्वारं त्रिभिर्गुणेभिराषृतम् । अथर्ववेद X. 8 48.