History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s14.44

v1.c8.s14.44

(2) Five and one-fourth times the square-root (of a herd) of elephants are sporting on a mountain slope; five-ninths of the remainder sport on the top of the mountain; five times the square-root of the remainder sport in a forest of lotuses; and there are six elephants then (left) on the bank of a river. How many are the elephants?²