The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c13.s3.8
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c13.s3.8
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c13.s3.8
“Its (*Śmaśāna-cit*) measure is, when neck-deep on the east, navel-deep on the west ; when navel-deep on the east, knee-deep on the west ; when knee-deep on the east, ankle-deep on the west ; and when ankle-deep on the east, it is on a level with the ground on the west.”²