History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s6.1

v1.c8.s6.1

**Terminology.** The Sanskrit term for square is *varga* or *kṛti*. The word *varga* literally means "rows" or "troops" (of similar things). But in mathematics it ordinarily denotes the square power and also the square figure or its area. Thus Āryabhaṭa I says:¹