The third form of dha, in Kharoshthi ( ) was probably derived from Aramaic separately from the Brahmi letter. The Tocharian Dha did not have an alternate Fremdzeichen form. Dha as found in standard Brahmi, was a simple geometric shape, with variations toward more flowing forms by the Gupta. There are three different general early historic scripts - Brahmi and its variants, Kharoṣṭhī, and Tocharian, the so-called slanting Brahmi. The values of the different forms of ध are:
Further information: Āryabhaṭa numerationĪryabhata used Devanagari letters for numbers, very similar to the Greek numerals, even after the invention of Indian numerals.
