[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) › c8.82 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c8.82 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c8.82 - **Language:** English ### [c8.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.82) Though lavish description of the rites and ceremonies in connexion with the construction of the various other altars, such as the \*Darśapaurṇamāsa-vedi\*, \*Uttara-vedi\*, \*Aśvamedha-vedi\*, \*Āgnīdhrīya\*, \*Hotrīya\*, \*Mārjālīya\*, \*Sadas\*, \*Uparavas\*, etc., are commonly found in the \*Taittirīya\* and other \*Saṁhitā\*, any clear mention of their spatial magnitudes are very rare therein. In that respect, we obtain much better information from the \*Brāhmaṇa\*. - [Previous: c8.81](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.81) - [Next: c8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.83) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Taittirīyasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.krsnayajur*taittiriya) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.82) · Pramāṇa