History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s8.t1.2

v1.c8.s8.t1.2

"Always divide² the even place by twice the square-root (upto the preceding odd place); after having subtracted from the odd place the square³ (of the quotient), the quotient put down at the next place (in the line of the root) gives the root."⁴