[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) › c14.5 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c14.5 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c14.5 - **Language:** English ### [c14.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c14.5) That is: the square described on the diagonal of a rectangle has an area equal to the sum of the areas of the squares described on its two sides. The proposition is defined in almost identical terms also by Āpastamba² and Kātyāyana.³ - [Previous: c14.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c14.4) - [Next: c14.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c14.6) - [Up: c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c14.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c14.5) · Pramāṇa