Nyarbuda: 9 definitions
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Nyarbuda 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Nyarbuda (न्यर्बुद).—10 times the arbuda.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 101.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
1) Nyarbuda (न्यर्बुद) refers to a “hundred million” (100,000,000) in various lists of numeral denominations, according to gaṇita (“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., nyarbuda]. Cf. Yajurveda-saṃhitā (Vājasanyī) XVII.2; Taittirīya-saṃhitā IV.40.11, VII.2.20.1; Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā II.8.14; Kāṭhaka-saṃhitā XVII.10, XXXIX.6; Anuyogadvāra-sūtra 142; Āryabhaṭīya II.2; Triśatikā R.2-3.
2) Nyarbuda (न्यर्बुद) also refers to a “hundred billion” (100,000,000,000) according to Mahāvīra in the Gaṇitasārasaṃgraha (I.63-68).
Nyarbuda (न्यर्बुद) refers to the “12th place in notation”, and represents a technical term occurring in the Gaṇitasāra-saṅgraha—an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with ancient Indian algebra and mathematical problems written by Mahāvīra (Mahāvīrācārya) in the 9th century.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Nyarbuda (न्यर्बुद).—Ved. One hundred millions (daśaguṇaṃ arbudam); विमानैर्न्यर्बुदैर्युताम् (vimānairnyarbudairyutām) Bhāgavata 8.15.16.
Derivable forms: nyarbudam (न्यर्बुदम्).
Nyarbuda (न्यर्बुद).—i. e. ni-arbuda, n. A hundred millions.
Nyarbuda (न्यर्बुद):—[=ny-arbuda] n. one hundred millions, [Atharva-veda etc.]
Nyarbuda (न्यर्बुद):—
Nyarbuda (न्यर्बुद):—, niarbuda n. hundert Millionen.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Nyarbuda (ನ್ಯರ್ಬುದ):—[noun] (arith.) a huge number, ten thousand crore; 1,00,00,00,00,000.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mi, Arbuda, Ni.
Full-text: Svarbuda, Nikarpputam, Nirbuda, Nirputam, Nikharba.
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Ganitatilaka (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by H. R. Kapadia)
Part 23 - Outlines of Ganitatilaka < [Introduction]
Part 6 - Notational places (ankasthanas) in Jainism < [Introduction]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Education (9): Knowledge in Mathematics < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]
Ganita-sara-sangraha by Mahavira-Acharya (by M. Rangacharya)
Chapter 1 - Samjnadhikarah < [Part 2 - Sanskrit text]
Chapter 1 - On Terminology (samjna-adhikara) < [Part 1 - English translation]
Appendix 2 - Sanskrit words used in the Translation and their explanation
Indian influences in the Philippines (by Juan R. Francisco)
Sanskrit Numerals in Filipino language < [Chapter 1 - Sanskrit in the Philippine languages]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
3. Mathematics in Manasollasa < [Chapter 5 - Sciences in Someshvara’s Manasollasa]