The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c6.s3.39

c6.s3.39

*3.1 caturaśrāccaturaśraṃ nirjihīrṣan yāvannirjihīrṣettāvadubhayato' pacchidya śaṅkū*⁸ *nikhāya pārśvamānīṃ kṛtvā pārśvamānīsammitāmakṣṇayāṃ tatropasaṃharati, sa samāse' pacchedaḥ, sā karaṇyeṣa nirhrāsaḥ |* *3.2 dīrghacaturaśraṃ samacaturaśraṃ cikīrṣan madhye tiryagapacchidyānyataradvibhajyetaratpurastāddakṣiṇataścopadadhyāccheṣamāgantunā purayettasyokto nirhrāsaḥ |* *3.3 atidīrghaṃ cettiryaṅmānyāpacchidyāpacchidyaikasamāsena samasya śeṣaṃ yathāyogamupasaṃharedityekaḥ samāsaḥ |* *3.4 samacaturaśraṃ dīrghacaturaśraṃ*⁹ *cikīrṣan madhye' kṣṇayā' pacchidya tacca vibhajyānyataratpurastāduttarataścopadadhyādviṣamaṃ cedyathāyogamupasaṃharediti vyāsaḥ |* *3.5 pramāṇaṃ caturaśramādeśādanyat |* *3.⁶ dvipramāṇā catuḥkaraṇī tripramāṇa navakaraṇī catuḥpramāṇā ṣoḍaśakaraṇī |* *3.⁷ yāvatpramāṇā rajjurbhavati tāvantastāvanto vargā bhavanti tānsamasyet |*