History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s7.4
History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s7.4
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The next important inscription containing numerals is found in a cave on the top of the Nânâghât hill in Central India, about seventy-five miles from Poona. The cave was made as a resting place for travellers by order of a King named Vediśrî, a descendant of King Sâtavâhana. The inscription contains a list of gifts made on the occasion of the performance of several *yajñas* or religious sacrifices. It was first deciphered by Pandit Bhagavanlal Indraji who has given the interpretation of the numerical symbols.¹ These occur at about thirty places, and their forms are as below: