Vaanarakulathribhaga:
svathryamsa samanvi1tha:
sara: prayayow moolam cha pipaasathi dvow
choothathale sthithow seshow
One third of a troop of monkey with one third of itself has gone to the tank;
the square root of the whole troop is afflicted with thirst, and
the remaining 2 monkeys are sitting under the mango tree.
What is the total number of monkeys?
1/3 a + 1/9 a + a + 2 = a.]]>