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. . . For the book "Vedic Mathematics" by Sri Bharati Krsna Tirthaji (1884-1960).

This index is compiled by Steven Vogel from the paperback version of the book, Revised Edition 1992, the 2009 printing.

The bold page numbers represent where a sutra's translation is defined.

#s indicate a translation is not given.

 

Adyamadyenantyamantyena, Adyamadyena, Adyam,
  "The first by the first & the last by the last" 41, 74,81-85,87,113, 177, 207, 342, 344-345
Antyam Antyena, "##############" 207-208, 342
Antyayor-dasake pi, "##############" 28-29
Antayoreva, "Only the last terms" 138-143
Anurupyena, "Proportionately" 17-22, 44, 63, 64, 74, 194
Anurupya, "Proportionality?" 51, 163, 248, 283, 286
Argumentation method 82-85
Base method of multiplication 11-32
Base method of division 45-51
Calana-Kalana, "Differential calculus" 178
Calculus 145
Completing the square 155-156
Cubics
  Factoring 81-85
  Solving 105-109, 155-157
Dhvajanka, "On top of the flag" 228
Dvandva-Yoga, "Duplex combination process" 291-298
Ekadhinkena Purvena,
  "By one more than the previous one,"
  "By one more than the one before" 2, 27
Ekadhika, "By the preceding one increased by one" 197-201, 211, 213, 216-220, 223,241-245, 259-266, 272
Ekadhika Purva, "One more than the penultimate digit" 2-4, 185, 200, 208, 214, 217-218, 241, 257
Ekanyuna , Ekanyunena 202, 215, 222
Ekanyunena Purvena, "##############" 29-32, 202
Horner's process of synthetic division 53-54
Homogeneous expressions of the second degree 77-79
Gunaka-Samuccaya
  "If & when a quadratic expression is the product of the binomials (x+a) and (x+b), its first differential is the sum of the said two factors" 175-178
Gunitasamuccayah Samuccayagunitah,
"The product of the sums of the coefficients is equal to the sum of the coefficients in the product" 76,81-85
Lopanasthapanabhyam, "By alternate elimination & retention" 77-79, 87-90, 155-156,163-165, 344-345
Madhyam, 342
Nikhilam Navatascaramam Dasatah, "All from 9 & the last from 10" 12
Multiplication 11-32, 38-40
Division 45-51, 58-64, 72, 81, 227, 231,
Paravartya, Paravartya Yojayet,
  "Transpose & apply," "Transpose & adjust" 51, 68, 71, 81, 83, 93, 102, 342
Completing the cubic 156-157
Division 53-65, 227, 234
Equation mergers 115-128, 151, 154
Partial fractions 179-183, 186-187
Simultaneous equations 129-132, 163-167, 170
Miscellaneous simple equations 133-136
Polynomials
  Multiplication 36
  Division 54-58, 71
  Argumental Division 67-72
  Factoring 73-91
Puruna-Apunabhyam, "By the completion or non-completion" 155-160
Quadratic Equations
  Factoring 74-79
  Solving 146-154
Sumuccaya and 99-100
Remainder Theorem 53-54, 81-82
Samya Samuccaye 149
Sankalana-Vyavakalana,
  Sankalana-Vyavakalanabyham, "By addition & by subtraction" 97, 132,
Sesanyankena Caramena, "The remainders by the last digit" 195-197 , 209-212
Shree Shreedharacharya's method 146
Simultaneous equations 129-132, 163-167
Sisyate Sesasamjnah, "Remainder" 19,
Sopantyadvayamantyam, "The ultimate & twice the penultimate" 136-137
Sunyam Anyat, "If one is in the ratio, the other one is zero" 130-132, 149-151, 170, 173
Sunyam Samuccaye 149
Sunyam Samyasamuccaye, Sunyam Succaye
  "When the samuccaya is the same, the samuccaya is zero" 97-113, 117-118, 120, 122, 125-128, 139,
  Sunyam Samya Samuccaye 151
Urdhva-Tiryak, "Vertically & Crosswise" 24, 33-44, 67-72 , 227, 232-233, 292, 344-345
Urdhva-Tiryagbhyam - see Urdhva-Tiryak
Vargamula (Square root) 295
Vestanas, Vestana, "Osculators" 259-280
Vilokanenaiva, "By simple inspection or observation" 59
Vilokanam, "by mere observation" 61, 126, 147-149, 161, 169-170, 180, 233, 236-239, 314, 343
Vinculum 36-40, 61, 234, 268
Viparita, "Negative osculator" 272-
Vulgar fractions, (ie 1/19, 1/29,1/49) 1-10 , 191-226
Vyasti Samasti 160-161
Yavadunam Tavadunikrtya Varganca Yojayet,
 "Whatever the extent of the deficiency, lessen it still further to that extent, and also set up the square of that deficiency" 24-27, 37-39, 285-286, 288-289, 293

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