ब्राह्मस्फुटसिद्धान्त (ब्रह्मगुप्त - शून्य, कुट्टक, बीजगणित एवं सम्पूर्ण २१ अध्याय सान्वय सटीक)

: is it a footnote mark, or is the print literally: - खराऽष्टेषु? Wait, look at line 39: -खराऽष्टेषुद्वयष्टशून्यशरारिभिः । Wait, look at the first character: संगुण्याख्या? No, look at line 39 again very carefully: First word: संगुण्याख्या? Wait! Could it be: संगुण्याख्या- No, look at the image: संगुण्याख्या-बराऽष्टेषुद्वयष्टशून्यशरारिभिः । Wait, why बरा? Could it be ऽबरा? Wait, look at the English text above: "25,082,580" Why would the Sanskrit have those characters? Wait, this is an Indian printed book from around 1970-1980 (looks like Indian National Science Academy, INSA, "BRAHMAGUPTA'S ASTRONOMY ITS : HIGHLIGHTS", page 296). In these INSA publications (often edited by K. S. Shukla or similar scholars), let's look at how the typesetters set Sanskrit text. Often the typesetter made typos, or used specific ligatures! Let's transcribe what is VISUALLY PRINTED on the page, because the user wants: "Transcribe all text on the ancient Indian