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Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c6.s2.54

Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c6.s2.54

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c6.s2.54

| No. | Name of bricks | Shape | Dimension | Reference |
| 6 | *Pañcamī* (side one-fifth of a *puruṣa*) | Square | 24 *aṅg*., 24 *aṅg*. | BS. 3.11; 3.42. AS. 9.6. |
| 7 | *Ardhya* ( half of *Pañcamī* ) | (1) Triangle | 24 *aṅg*., 24 *aṅg*., √1152 *aṅg*. | BS. 3.120. |
| | | (2) Rectangle | 24 *aṅg*., 12 *aṅg*. | BS. 3.44. AS. 9.6. |
| 8 | *Pādyā* (one-fourth of *Pañcamī* ) | (1) Triangle | 24 *aṅg*., (√1152)/2 *aṅg*., (√1152)/2 *aṅg*. | BS. 3.120. |
| | | (2) Four-sided | 18 *aṅg*., 12 *aṅg*., 6 *aṅg*., √228 *aṅg*. | BS. 3.149. |
| | | (3) Square | 12 *aṅg*., 12 *aṅg*. | AS. 9.1. |
| 9 | *Ādhyardhyā* (one and half of *Pañcamī*) | Rectangle | 36 *aṅg*., 24 *aṅg*. | BS. 3.43. |
| 10 | *Aṣṭamī* (one-eight of *Pañcamī* ) | (1) Triangle | 12 *aṅg*, 12 *aṅg*., (√1152)/2 *aṅg*. | |
| | | (2) Rectangle | 12 *aṅg*., 6 *aṅg*. | |

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