[INDOLOGY] unusual numeral?

[Matthew Kapstein]

Dear friends,

An astrological text I am studying contains the word
ṣāstriṃśat
which has me stumped. Perhaps it is a very odd way of representing 36, ṣaṭtriṃśat
but this strikes me as quite strange.
The reading is confrimed, however, by all four manuscripts that I am consulting, although they often disagree about other matters.

I would welcome your learned suggestions.

thanks in advance,
Matthew

Matthew T. Kapstein
Professor emeritus
Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research University, Paris

Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies Emeritus
The University of Chicago Divinity School

Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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