Back ➖ VEDIC MATHS – SUBTRACTION 30 Dec, 2025

From Easy to Advanced (5 Examples) 🧠✨


🌱 Basic Idea of Vedic Subtraction

Vedic Maths uses the principle:

🔑 “All from 9 and the last from 10”

(Also called Nikhilam Method)

👉 Instead of borrowing again and again, we complement numbers to make subtraction fast and mental.


🟢 LEVEL 1: Very Easy (Single Digit)

✨ Example 1:

9 – 4

🧠 Think:

  • 9 – 4 = 5

Answer: 5

🎯 This builds basic confidence.


🟡 LEVEL 2: Two-Digit (No Borrowing)

✨ Example 2:

54 – 23

🧠 Step-by-step:

  • 5 – 2 = 3

  • 4 – 3 = 1

Answer: 31

🟢 Same as normal maths, but prepares for mental flow.


🟠 LEVEL 3: Borrowing Made Easy

✨ Example 3:

62 – 38

🧠 Vedic Way:

  • Borrowing avoided by adjustment

  • Take 2 from 38 to complete 62

Steps:

  • 62 – 2 = 60

  • Remaining = 36

  • 60 – 36 = 24

Answer: 24

No messy borrowing!


🔵 LEVEL 4: Subtraction from 100 (Nikhilam Rule)

✨ Example 4:

100 – 47

🧠 Rule:

  • All from 9, last from 10

Steps:

  • 9 – 4 = 5

  • 10 – 7 = 3

Answer: 53

🎉 Instant mental subtraction.


🔴 LEVEL 5: Large Numbers (Advanced Beginner)

✨ Example 5:

1000 – 586

🧠 Apply Vedic Rule:

  • 9 – 5 = 4

  • 9 – 8 = 1

  • 10 – 6 = 4

Answer: 414

🚀 Done in seconds, no paper needed.


🧠 WHY VEDIC SUBTRACTION IS POWERFUL

✅ No repeated borrowing
✅ Faster mental calculation
✅ Less chance of mistakes
✅ Ideal for exams & daily life


🆚 NORMAL vs VEDIC SUBTRACTION

😓 Normal Method😄 Vedic Method
Borrow again & againDirect complements
Right to leftLeft to right
Time-consumingSuper fast
Error-proneAccurate

🌟 BEGINNER PRACTICE TIP

🕒 Practice 5 sums daily
🎯 Start with 100 – number
🧠 Say answers out loud mentally


💡 FINAL THOUGHT

Vedic Maths subtraction is not magic —
it is clarity + logic + smart thinking.