The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c7.39
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c7.39
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¹ “ **शरार्द्ध प्रमाणेन धनुरर्द्ध मध्यस्य धनुषो फलावगम इत्यादि गणितशास्त्रादवगन्तव्यमिति ।** ”—*ĀpŚl*, iii. 5 (*com.*). But on a different occasion (*ĀpŚl*, vii. 14-15, *com.*), he says “ **शराहतं तु कोदण्डदलितौ धनुषः फलम् ।** ” This indeed gives accurately the area of the sector of the circle.