“Translates to: for a triangle, the result of a perpendicular with the half-side is the area.”

— Aryabhata

Source: Arijit Roy “The Enigma of Creation and Destruction”, p. 27 from the Ganitapada, quoted in "The Enigma of Creation and Destruction".

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