Geometry in Ancient and Medieval India c8.s2.2

c8.s2.2

| Samsthāna (arrangement) | Pratara | Pratara | Ghana | Ghana |
| | Minimum odd No of shots | Minimum even No of shots | Minimum odd No of shots | Minimum even No of shots |
| Parimaṇḍala (ellipse) | | 20. (4 in each of the quarters & one in each sub-quarter) | | 40. 2 layers of 20 each |
| Vṛtta (circle) | 5. [Figure:] | 12. [Figure:] | 7. (with 3 in all the 3 dimensions) | 32. (a central cube of 8 with 4 projecting on all six sides) |
| Tryaśra (triangle) | 3. [Figure:] | 6. [Figure:] | 35. 5 layers one over another [Figure:] | 4. 2 layers [Figure:] |
| Caturasra (square) | 9. [Figure:] | 4. [Figure:] | 27. (composed of 3 layers of 9 each.) | 8. composed of 2 layers of 4 each |
| Āyata (rectangle) | 15. [Figure:] | 6. [Figure:] | 45. 3 layers of 15 each | 12. 2 layers of 6 each |