पाटीगणित (श्रीधराचार्य - प्राचीन संस्कृत टीका एवं प्रो. कृपाशंकर शुक्ल सविस्तार व्याख्या)

: ५ with a small ० next to it?
No, it's ५ with a zero:
५
०
Wait! Is Column 2:
५
०
५
०?
Look at line 17:
५
०

५
०
Yes! The ५ is on top, and ० is below it!
WAIT!
Is ५० written vertically as ५ over ०?!
LOOK AT COLUMN 2:
In Column 2:
There is a ५, under it is ०.
Then under that is another ५, and under it is ०!
LOOK AT IT!
YES!
५
०
५
०
That's 50 and 50 written vertically!
Each digit is stacked vertically!
Let's check:
If digits are stacked vertically:
Column 2:
५
०
is fifty (५०)!
And below it:
५
०
is fifty (५०)!
NOW LOOK AT COLUMN 1:
१
०
०
is ONE HUNDRED (१००)!
And below it is:
५ (five)!
OH MY GOODNESS!
THAT IS BRILLIANT!
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