History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s14.11

v2.c17.s14.11

¹ For instance, Pṛthûdakasvâmî (860) writes: "The multiplier (of the square of the unknown) is known as the *prakṛti*;" Śrîpati (1039): "*Kṛter-guṇako prakṛtirbhṛśoktaḥ*" (*SiŚe*, xiv. 32); Kamalâkara: "*Guṇo yo râśi-vargasya saiva prakṛtirucyate.*"