प्रकीर्णक · Chapter Overview
From Līlāvatī, taught by Acharya T Krishnatrey. This lesson is free to read.
<pre data-block="statement">What this chapter covers | The prakīrṇaka chapter teaches two elegant solving tricks: the inverse method (vyasta-vidhi), which undoes a chain of operations from the answer backwards, and supposition or false position (iṣṭa-karma), which guesses a convenient value and then scales the result. These methods crack the book's two most beloved problem-poems — the swarm of bees (answer 60) and the broken necklace (answer 30) — each a single linear equation hidden inside a vivid story. Worked solutions and knowledge checks follow.</pre>