History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s14.4

v1.c8.s14.4

Śrîdhara takes the assumed number to be one.³ Mahâvîra gives a large variety of problems to which he applies the rule.⁴ Gaṇeśa in his commentary on the *Lîlâvatî* remarks, "In this method, multiplication, division, and fractions only are employed." The following examples will illustrate the nature of the problems solved by the rule of supposition: