The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s4.9
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s4.9
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c20.s4.9
"With the third part of the length (*i.e.*, the distance between the *Gārhapatya* and *Āhavanīya*) describe three squares closely following one another (from the west towards the east); the place of the *Gārhapatya* is at the north-western corner of the western square; that of the *Dakṣiṇāgni* is at its south-eastern corner; and the place of the *Āhavanīya* is at the north-eastern corner of the eastern square." ¹