History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s14.61

v1.c8.s14.61

(10) A number of elephants (equivalent to) 1/10 of the herd minus 2, as multiplied by the same (1/10 of the herd minus 2), is found playing in a forest of *sallakî* trees. The remaining elephants of the herd equal in number to the square of 6 are moving on a mountain. How many are the elephants?³