[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) › c8.90 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c8.90 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c8.90 - **Language:** English ### [c8.90](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.90) "With man's measure he metes out; man is commensurate with the sacrifice; verily he metes him with a member of the sacrifice; so great is he as a man with arms extended; so much strength is there in man; verily with strength he metes him. Winged is he, for wingless he could not fly; these wings are longer by an ell (\*aratni\*); therefore birds have strength by their wings. The wings and the tail are a fathom (\*vyāma\*) in breadth; so much is the strength in man, he is commensurate in strength. He metes with a bamboo;..."¹ - [Previous: c8.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.89) - [Next: c8.91](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.91) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.90](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.90) · Pramāṇa