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would sink at the beginning of the propitious hour. He put the device in a room with a warning to
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Many of the problems are addressed to Līlāvatī herself, who must have been a very bright young woman. For example "Oh Līlāvatī, intelligent girl, if you understand addition and subtraction, tell me the sum of the amounts 2, 5, 32, 193, 18, 10, and 100, as well as those when subtracted from 10000."
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Joy and happiness is indeed ever increasing in this world for those who have
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A problem from the
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