[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) › c20.s3.16 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s3.16 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s3.16 - **Language:** English ### [c20.s3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s3.16) In the \*Śulba\*, the calculated value of the diagonal of a square is technically called the \*saviśeṣa\* of its side. Or symbolically,⁴ - [Previous: c20.s3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s3.15) - [Next: c20.s3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s3.17) - [Up: c20.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s3.16) · Pramāṇa