Indian Number System
Introduction
Numbers are essential in our life. Counting with numbers is required in our day to day transactions. What is the population of our country? How many members are affected with the pandemic? What is the temperature in the city ? What is the distance between two cities ? What is the cost of the daily essentials ? These are the questions coming as part of our life. Answers to these questions will be in numbers only.
Let us see what these numbers are and how did they originate?
Counting starts from the number One. Zero is a number which precedes number One. The Numbers from 0 to 9 which we use for counting have an interesting history.
The Indian Numerals
India has a very ancient history dating back to thousands of years. In those days Samskrit was commonly used. ekādaśa pañcadaśa viṃśatiḥ pañcāśat śatam
| Numbers | Sanskrit Name | Numbers | Sanskrit Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ekam | 10+1 = 11 | ekādaśa |
| 2 | dve | 10+5 = 15 | pañcadaśa |
| 3 | trīṇi | 10+10 =20 | viṃśatiḥ |
| 4 | catvāri | 50 | pañcāśat |
| 5 | pañca | 100 | śatam |
| 6 | ṣaṭ | ||
| 7 | sapta | ||
| 8 | aṣṭa | ||
| 9 | nava | ||
| 10 | daśa |
