[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) › c17.45 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c17.45 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c17.45 - **Language:** English ### [c17.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c17.45) “Divide a square of one puruṣa into five parts both ways (by lines drawn cross-wise); combine five of the resulting elementary parts into a square; subtract from the sum one-third of it; add the remainder to one square puruṣa. This is another method (of determining the enlarged square unit).”³ - [Previous: c17.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c17.44) - [Next: c17.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c17.46) - [Up: c17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c17.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c17.45) · Pramāṇa