Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c6.s6.4
Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c6.s6.4
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c6.s6.4
| Terms in the *Śulbasūtra* | English Equivalents |
| 19. *srakti* | Corner or angle. |
| i) *catuḥsrakti* | Square. The term is very old and is found in the *Taittirīya Saṃhitā.* 6. 6.10. 1; |
| | *Vājasaneya Saṃhitā.* 38.20; *Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.* 2.6.1.36; Āpastambha *Śrautasūtra.* 7.5.1. |
| 20. *tiryak* | The breadth of a rectangle or any side of a symmetrical figure which is perpendicular to *prācī.* |
| 21. *tulya* | Equal. |
| 22. *vakrāṅga* | Having curved face or elliptical. |
| 23. *viṣama caturasra* | Quadrilateral. |
| 24. *viṣkambha* | Diameter of a circle. |
| 25. *vyāsa* | Diameter of a circle. |
Linked texts (4)
- Āpastambaśrautasūtra — Āpastamba, Sanskrit
- Taittirīyasaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Vājasaneyisaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit