Very interesting observation, Sir. Though I am familiar with this usage, never thought about it.Initially when Buddhism was rampant, SUnya must have been pUjya and then after Buddhism waned, this usage must have remained. Just like we (Telugu speakers) still start practice of writing with ओं नमः शिनायः, सिद्धं नमः on the day of aksharAbhyAsa,RegardsSenani--On Wed, 26 Jan, 2022, 9:25 pm Suresh Kolichala, <suresh.kolichala@gmail.com> wrote:In the South Indian languages (including Marathi), the word पूज्य (pūjya) is used to mean zero, nothingness. Is there any evidence of such usage in Sanskrit texts?--I notice that Marathi dictionaries also give a similar meaning:पूज्य pūjya —न. १ शून्य; टिंब.'विद्येच्या नांवानें पूज्य.' [सं.](Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna. Maharashtra śabdakosa)My question is whether such usage is limited only to the South Indian languages or is it found in other languages too. It would be interesting if there are Sanskrit, Prakrit or Pali texts with such usage.Thanks,Suresh.
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