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

॥ ९६ ॥or॥ ५६ ॥- let's look at९vs५: it looks like ९६. But wait, in line 27 it's ६७? Wait, look at line 27 again! Is that a ६or९? Wait, look at the bottom of the first digit in line 27: There is NO loop at the bottom! Wait, does it curve up? Let's look at ६in line 12:६curves down, loops inside to the right. In line 27, the first digit: it has an open bottom? No, it looks like६७. Wait, could it be ६७and the previous was६६? Wait, look at the first digit of line 12: could it be ६? Wait, compare the two digits of line 12: Digit 1: top loop, line goes down right. Digit 2: top curve left, goes down, loops right. They are DIFFERENT. So it is NOT ६६. Wait! Could it be ५६and५७? Why would ५` look like that? In some Marathi scripts, ५ is written with a loop at top left: yes! In Modi and old Marathi Balbodh, ५ often has a loop at top-left