The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c11.34

The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c11.34

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c11.34

Both the interpretations are valid inasmuch as they produce the correct result. Thibaut prefers the first interpretation as it preserves in a better way the connexion of the above rule with those just preceding. But the Śulbakāras appear to have implied both the methods. Kātyāyana's rules following those noted above are:

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