[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) › c22.27 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c22.27 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c22.27 - **Language:** English ### [c22.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c22.27) The diagonal is called the \*akṣṇa\* or \*akṣṇayā\* ("that which goes across or transversely," that is, "the crossline'').¹ In relation to the instrument of measurement, it is sometimes designated as the \*akṣṇayā-rajju\* ("the diagonal cord")² and at other times the \*akṣṇayā-veṇu\* ("the diagonal bamboo-rod").³ The diagonal is also denoted by \*karṇa\*, meaning "the line going across the angle" or "the line going across from corner to corner."⁴ - [Previous: c22.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c22.26) - [Next: c22.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c22.28) - [Up: c22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c22) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c22.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c22.27) · Pramāṇa