[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) › c8.11 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c8.11 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c8.11 - **Language:** English ### [c8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.11) The \*Saumikī-vedi\* or \*Mahā-vedi\* is described as an isosceles trapezium whose face is 24 padas (or prakramas), base 30 padas and altitude 36 padas. The \*Sautrāmaṇī-vedi\* is stated to be an isosceles trapezium similar to and with an area one-third that of the \*Mahā-vedi\*, and the \*Paitṛkī-vedi\* is one-ninth of the latter. The \*Prāgvaṁśa\* is a rectangle. These and other similar altars lead to the operations : - [Previous: c8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.10) - [Next: c8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.12) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.11) · Pramāṇa