The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c21.s2.3
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c21.s2.3
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c21.s2.3
Here the area of each brick is 1/25 of a square puruṣa; so the number of such bricks required to cover an area of 7 ½ square puruṣas will be $7 ½ ÷ 1/25 = 15/2 × 25 = 187½ .$