Numbers

8 - Numbers in Indian Mathematics
[According to Naarad Puraan, p 242]

In Indian system numbers increase in two except the first one which is in three (one hundred); while in western system they increase in hundreds.

These numbers may be added or subtracted from unit side or from the other side, the addition and subtraction will be the same if the units are added or subtracted to units and tens are added or subtracted to tens etc.

Numbers	Names in Hindi	Names in English
1	Ek	Unit
10	Das	Ten
100	Shat (Sankadaa)	Hundred
1,000	Sahastra (Hazaar)	Thousand
10,000	Ayut (Das Hazaar)	Ten Thousand
1,00,000	Laksh (Laakh)	Hundred Thousand
10,00,000	Prayut (Das Lakh)	Million
1,00,00,000	Koti (Crore)	Ten Million
10,00,00,000	Arbud (Das Crore)	Hundred Million
1,00,00,00,000	Abj (Arab)	One Hundred Million
10,00,00,00,000	Kharv (Das Arab)	One Trillion
1,00,00,00,00,000	Nikharv (Kharab)	Ten Trillion
10,00,00,00,00,000	Mahaapadm (Das Kharv)	One Hundred Trillion
1,00,00,00,00,00,000	Shanku (Neel)
10,00,00,00,00,00,000	Jaladhi (Das Neel)
1,00,00,00,00,00,00,000	Antya (Padm)
10,00,00,00,00,00,00,000	Madhya (Das Padm)
1,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000	Paraardh (Shankh)

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