This paper explores some combinatoric problems which are treated in the Sanskrit literature of both ayurveda (medicine) and of jyothsastra (mathematics)

Wujastyk, D

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The combinatorics of tastes and humours in classical Indian medicine and mathematics

The combinatorics of tastes and humours in classical Indian medicine and mathematics

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