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Dear list members,

 

A while ago I asked for help clarifying a translation of a number in

verse 78 of the Paramarthasara (KSTS vol. 7.)

 

I now believe that the number being translated is NOT

catvAriMzaduttarazatadvayasaMkhyAtAM

 

BUT catvAriMzaduttarazatadvayasaMkhyAtAM prAkArapaGktiM niHzeSAm

 

Where:

prAkArapaGktiM is a compound standing for a number

 

I think this, because I've found " paGkti " listed in Kane's

Dharmasastra vol 5, part 1 page 702 as the number 10 in his list of

numerals indicated by words. It is also listed in Monier-Williams as

either 5 or 10.

 

As I mentioned before the translation I've been given for

catvAriMzaduttarazatadvayasaMkhyAtAM prAkArapaGktiM niHzeSAm is 244.

 

With this additional information can anyone tell me how 244 is

derived.

 

Many thanks,

Harry

 

 

INDOLOGY, "Harry Spier" <harryspier@H...>

wrote:

>

> Dear list members,

>

> For the following sentences from Yogarajas commentary on the

Paramarthasara

> (on page 146 of KSTS Paramarthasara)

>

> vakSyamANena krameNa yo vizvasya pratikSaNam abhedena

> parAhantApratyavamarzaH "so"'yam "asya japa uditaH" akRtrimatvena

kathitaH |

> ko'sau? -- ityAha "bhuvanAvalIM samastAM"

SaTtriMzattattvasamUhAntarvartinIM

> catvAriMzaduttarazatadvayasaMkhyAtAM prAkArapaGktiM niHzeSAm, tathA

> "tattvakramakalpanAm" iti "tattvakramasya" AtmavidyAzivAkhyasya

> "parikalpanAM" paricchedam, "athAkSagaNam" iti

antarbahiSkaraNarUpam

> indriyasamUhaM ca-- . . .

>

> I've been given the following translation:

>

> What is the order of the prayer, this is answered by the author

thus. Two

> hundred forty-four beads (constituting the garland of beads used

for prayer)

> symbolise the thirty-six tattvas constituting the entire universe,

the order

> of elements (tattvas) beginning from the limits of the atmavidya to

the Siva

> and the group of all internal as well as external senses . . .

>

> But I can't see where the number 244 comes from. Shouldn't the

translation

> of catvAriMzaduttarazatadvayasaMkhyAtAM be 240 instead of 244 ?

>

> Any clarification of this would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Many thanks,

> Harry

>

> Harry Spier

> 371 Brickman Rd.

> Hurleyville, New York

> USA 12747

>

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