History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s6.19

v1.c8.s6.19

⁴ *Râśerûnam* has been translated by Colebrooke as "the less portion." This translation is incorrect. He says that "the text is obscure" (p. 322, fn. 9), for according to his translation the rule becomes practically meaningless. The term *râśerûnam* must be translated by "the digit in the lowest place." Dvivedi agrees with the above interpretation (p. 212). The method taught here is "the direct method of squaring."