[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) › c13.s3.8 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c13.s3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.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 - [Previous: c13.s3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.s3.7) - [Next: c13.s3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.s3.9) - [Up: c13.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.s3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.s3.8) · Pramāṇa