[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) › c12.30 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.30 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.30 - **Language:** English ### [c12.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.30) “‘Or else if the square is to be transformed into (a rectangle) of this (\*i.e.\*, one specified) side, cut off (from the square) a segment by that side. What remains in excess should be added along the other side.’”² - [Previous: c12.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.29) - [Next: c12.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.31) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.30) · Pramāṇa