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# Indian Mathematics c8.14

Indian Mathematics c8.14

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### [c8.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1915.c8.14)

\*yā\* for \*yāvat tāvat\*, the first unknown.  
\*kā\* ,, \*kālaka\*, the second unknown.  
\*rū\* ,, \*rūpa\*, the absolute quantity.  
\*va\* ,, \*varga\*, a square.  
\*gha\* ,, \*ghana\*, a cube.  
\*ka\* ,, \*karaṇa\*, a surd.

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