The Hindu-Arabic Numerals c6.29

c6.29

. . . "'And master! if it please,
I shall recite how many sun-motes lie
From end to end within a yōjana.'
Thereat, with instant skill, the little prince
Pronounced the total of the atoms true.
But Viswamitra heard it on his face
Prostrate before the boy; 'For thou,' he cried,
'Art Teacher of thy teachers — thou, not I,
Art Gūrū.'"