History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s18.t2.49

v2.c17.s18.t2.49

“Multiply the square of the ratio-numbers of the perimeters by the ratio-numbers of the areas mutually and then divide the larger product by the smaller. Multiply the quotient by 6 and 2 (severally) and then diminish the smaller by unity : again (find severally) the difference between the results, and twice the smaller one : these are the two sets of elements for the figures to be generated. From them the sides, etc., can be obtained in the way described before.”¹