History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s12.14

v1.c8.s12.14

“Of the three quantities, the *pramâṇa* (“argument”) and *icchâ* (“requisition”) which are of the same denomination are the first and the last; the *phala* (“fruit”) which is of a different denomination stands in the middle; the product of this and the last is to be divided by the first.”²