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Mahakshoni, Maha-kshoni, Ѳṣoṇi: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Mahakshoni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Ѳṣoṇi can be transliterated into English as Mahaksoni or Mahakshoni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics

Ѳṣoṇi (महाक्षोण�) refers to a “hundred quadrillion� (100,000,000,000,000,000) in various lists of numeral denominations, according to ṇiٲ (“science of calculation�) and Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—We can definitely say that from the very earliest known times, ten has formed the basis of numeration in India. While the Greeks had no terminology for denominations above the myriad (104), and the Romans above the milk (103), the ancient Hindus dealt freely with no less than eighteen denominations [e.g., ṣoṇi]. Cf. Yajurveda-saṃhitā (Vājasanyī) XVII.2; Taittirīya-saṃhitā IV.40.11, VII.2.20.1; Maitrāyaṇ�-saṃhitā II.8.14; Kāṭhaka-saṃhitā XVII.10, XXXIX.6; Anuyogadvāra-sūtra 142; Āryabhaṭīya II.2; Triśatikā R.2-3; Gaṇitasārasaṃgraha I.63-68.

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Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahakshoni in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mahākṣōṇi (ಮಹಾಕ್ಷೋಣ�):—[noun] (math.) a huge number (1 followed by seventeen two zeros).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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