Vedic numbering systems[edit]

There are various systems of numeration found in various ancient Vedic literatures of India. The following table gives one such system used in the
Valmiki Ramayana.[2]

Indian Power
Sanskrit(transliteration) Hindu figure Short scaleWestern
figure notation

(eka) 1 100 1 One

(daa) 10 101 10 Ten

(ata) 100 102 100 One hundred

(sahastra) 1,000 103 1,000 One thousand

(ayuta) 10,000 104 10,000 Ten thousand

(laka) 1,00,000 105 1,00,000 One hundred thousand

 1,00,000
(niyuta) 106 10,00,000 One million
daa

1,00,000
(koi) 107 1,00,00,000 Ten million
ata

1,00,000
(aku) 1012 10,00,00,00,00,000 One trillion
koi

1,00,000
(mah-aku) 1017 1,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 One hundredquadrillion
aku

1,00,000

(vnda) mah- 1022 10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 Ten sextillion

aku

1,00,000
(mah-vnda) 1027 1,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 One octillion
vnda

1,00,000
(padma) 1032 10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 One hundrednonillion
mah-vnda
 1,00,000
(mah-padma) 1037 1,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 Ten undecillion
padma

1,00,000

(kharva) mah- 1042 10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 One tredecillion

padma

1,00,000 One
(mah-kharva) 1047 1,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000
kharva hundredquattuordecillion

1,00,000

(samudra) mah- 1052 10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 Ten sexdecillion

kharva

1,00,000
(ogha) 1057 1,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00.00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 Oneoctodecillion
samudra

1,00,000 One
(mahaugha) 1062 10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000
ogha hundrednovemdecillion