[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) › c4.16 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c4.16 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c4.16 - **Language:** English ### [c4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c4.16) | Method II | ... | ... | ... | 56 | | Method III | ... | ... | ... | 57 | | Method IV | ... | ... | ... | 58 | | Method V | ... | ... | ... | 59 | | Oldest method of constructing a square | ... | | ... | 60 | | Construction of rectangles | ... | ... | ... | 62 | | Construction of isosceles trapeziums | ... | ... | ... | 63 | | Construction of the \*Mahāvedi\* : | | | | | | Method I | ... | ... | ... | 64 | | Method II | ... | ... | ... | 65 | | Method III | ... | ... | ... | 65 | | Method IV | ... | ... | ... | 66 | | Construction of parallelograms : | ... | | ... | 67 | | First Method | ... | ... | ... | 68 | | Alternative Method | ... | ... | ... | 69 | | Two cases of it | ... | ... | ... | 70 | - [Previous: c4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c4.15) - [Next: c4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c4.17) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c4.16) · Pramāṇa