Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c7.17

c7.17

But the same result may be obtained by a further simplification of the process, as follows :—To the Saka date add 195, then divide the sum by 85, and add the quotient to the Saka year. Then divide by 60: the quotient will give the number of cycles expired, and the remainder the number of expired years of the current cycle. Thus taking the same year 145 Saka, the process is