[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932) › c11.17 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c11.17 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c11.17 - **Language:** English ### [c11.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11.17) "\> As many squares (of equal size) as you wish to combine into one, the transverse line will be (equal to) one less than that; twice a side will be (equal to) one more than that; (thus) form a triangle. Its arrow (i.e., altitude) will do that.'¹ - [Previous: c11.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11.16) - [Next: c11.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11.18) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11.17) · Pramāṇa