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A similar thought was also scientific understanding with the
expressed to me by various help of mathematics. We have
students in their messages. At not only invented zero, but also
that moment, I decided to discuss expressed the infinite. In common
mathematics in this ‘Mann Ki parlance, when we discuss
Baat’. Friends, Mathematics is numbers, we usually confine our
such a subject that we all Indians thoughts to million, billion and
should be most comfortable with. trillion, but, in Vedas and Indian
As in the entire world, Indians mathematics, this computation
have contributed maximum to goes much further. We have an
the research and contribution ancient verse that says -
in the field of mathematics. You
एक दशं शतं चैव, सहस्रम् अयुतं तथा |
ं
must have also heard about
ं
ु
the discovery of zero and its लक् च नियुतं चैव, कोटि: अरबुदम् एव च||
ं
importance. Often, you must वृन् खववो निखवबु: च, शंख: पद्म: च सागर:|
have heard that if zero would अन्त मध् परारबु: च, दश वृद्ध्ा यथा क्रमम्||
ं
ं
not have been invented, then
perhaps we would not have seen This verse explains the order of
such scientific development numbers. For example,
in the world. From Calculus to
One, ten, hundred, thousand and
Computers - all these scientific
ayut!
inventions are based on Zero.
Indian Mathematicians and Lakh, Niyut and Koti i.e. crores.
scholars have even written that – Similarly, this figure goes up to the
ु
यत कक ं चचत वस् तत सववं, Shankha, Padma and Sagar. One
गणितेि करिा िटह !
That is, whatever exists in this
entire universe, all of it is based
on mathematics. If you recall
your learning of science, you will
understand its meaning. Every
principle of science is expressed
using a mathematical formula.
Be it Newton’s laws, Einstein’s
famous equation, the entire
science related to the universe is
mathematics. Now, scientists also
discuss the ‘Theory of Everything’,
meaning, a single formula which
can express all things in the
universe. Our sages have always
imagined such an expansion of Aryabhatta : Inventor of 'Zero'

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