The Vedic Mathematics Sutras
This list of sutras is taken from the book Vedic Mathematics, which includes a full list of the sixteen Sutras in Sanskrit, but in some cases a translation of the Sanskrit is not given in the text and comes from elsewhere.
This formula 'On the Flag' is not in the list given in Vedic Mathematics, but is referred to in the text.
The Sixteen Sutras
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| Sutra | Translation |
| 1 | By one more than the one before |
| 2 | All from 9 and the last from 10 |
| 3 | Vertically and Crosswise |
| 4 | Transpose and Apply |
| 5 | If the Samuccaya is the Same it is Zero |
| 6 | If One is in Ratio the Other is Zero |
| 7 | By Addition and by Subtraction |
| 8 | By the Completion or Non-Completion |
| 9 | Differential Calculus |
| 10 | By the Deficiency |
| 11 | Specific and General |
| 12 | The Remainders by the Last Digit |
| 13 | The Ultimate and Twice the Penultimate |
| 14 | By One Less than the One Before |
| 15 | The Product of the Sum |
| 16 | All the Multipliers |
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Note: The current Shankaracharya of Puri, Jagadguru Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati, has said (in 2008) he will be able to locate all the above sutras in the Vedic texts, but has so far only found one.
See also the article 'The Sutras of Vedic Mathematics', by Kenneth Williams, published in the Journal of the Oriental Institute.
The Sub Sutras
- Books (Free) Please find below a range of free books on the subject of Vedic Mathematics. These books are mostly in English, except for the 'Vedic Mathematics Teacher's Manual - Elementary Level', which has been translated into six languages (See Book tab). A good free introductory ebook in Spanish can be found here.
- Vedic mathematics is the advanced technology which has lots of formulae and sutras which helps us in doing numerical easily and quickly. It includes short tricks, arithmetical logic, reasoning tricks, number theory tricks and all the short cut methods which mostly requires us in doing maths daily.
16 Sutras Of Vedic Maths Ppt
The basis of Vedic mathematics, are the 16 sutras, which attribute a set of qualities to a number or a group of numbers. The ancient Hindu scientists (Rishis) of Bharat in 16 Sutras (Phrases) and 120 words laid down simple steps for solving all mathematical problems in easy to follow 2 or 3 steps.
What Are The 16 Sutras Of Vedic Maths
| Sub Sutra | Translation |
| 1 | Proportionately |
| 2 | The Remainder Remains Constant |
| 3 | The First by the First and the Last by the Last |
| 4 | For 7 the Multiplicand is 143 |
| 5 | By Osculation |
| 6 | Lessen by the Deficiency |
| 7 | Whatever the Deficiency lessen by that amount and set up the Square of the Deficiency |
| 8 | Last Totalling 10 |
| 9 | Only the Last Terms |
| 10 | The Sum of the Products |
| 11 | By Alternate Elimination and Retention |
| 12 | By Mere Observation |
| 13 | The Product of the Sum is the Sum of the Products |
| 14 | On the Flag |