GANITASARASANGRAHA. 6. Out of a collection of excellent bees, took delight in pătali trees,in kadamba tree, in mango trees, in a campaka tree with blossoms fully opened; in a collection of full-blown lotuses, opened by the rays of the sun; and (finally), a single intoxicated bee has been circling in the sky. What is the number (of bees) in that collection ? 72
7. A certain śrävaka, having gathered lotuses, and loudly uttering hundreds of prayers, offered those (lotuses) in worship, of those lotuses and, and of this (3) respectively to four tirthaikaras commencing with the excellent Jana Vrsabha; then to Sumati as well as of this (same of the lotuses); (there- after) he offered in worship to the remaining (19) tirthankaras 2 lotuses each with a mind well-pleased. What is the numerical value of (all) those (lotuses)? 8 to 11. There was seen a collection of pious men, who had brought their senses under control, who had driven away the poison-like sin of harma, who were adorned with righteous conduct and virtuous qualities and whose bodies had been cm- braced by the Lady Mercy. Of that (collection), was made up of logicians; this (1) diminished by of itself was made up of the teachers of the true religion; the difference between these two (, namely, and 2-3 of 2) was made up of those that knew the Vēdas, this (last proportional quantity) multiplied by 6 was made up of the preachers of the rules of conduct, and this very same (quantity) diminished by of itself was made up of astro- logers; the difference between these two (last mentioned quantities) was made up of controversialists; thus (quantity) multiplied by 6 was made up of penitent ascetics; and 9x8 leading ascetics were (further) seen by me near the top of a mountain with their shining bodies highly heated by the rays of the sun. Tell me quickly (the measure of this) collection of prominent sages 12 to 16. (A number of) parrots descended on a paddy-field beautiful with (the crops) bent down through the weight of the ripe corn. Being scared away by men, all of them suddenly flew up. One-half of them went to the east, and went to the south-east; the difference between those that went
