[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.s5.8 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s5.8 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s5.8 - **Language:** English ### [c20.s5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s5.8) The rule of the Bakhshālī Manuscript for determining the approximate root of a non-square number must have been obtained exactly in this way. It says ¹ - [Previous: c20.s5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s5.7) - [Next: c20.s5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s5.9) - [Up: c20.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s5) ## Cites (1) - [Bakhshālī Manuscript](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.ganita.patibija.pracina.bakhshali) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s5.8) · Pramāṇa