Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c7.s5.128

c7.s5.128

“The *mahāguṇa* (a) and *hāra* (b) should be simultaneously divided till it becomes negligible (i. e. zero). The respective quotients and a number one are placed one below the other. Then multiply the last but one (*upānta*) by the number placed above it (*upānta ūrdha*) and the last is added to it, and then this last number is left. This is the process of obtaining the *guṇa* and *hāra* placed in two *urdha* positions.”