The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c7.344
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c7.344
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c7.344
The (area of the) *mahāvedi* is 1000 minus 28 (square) *padas*. From the south-east corner (a perpendicular) is dropped (on the western side) at a point 12 *padas* towards the south-western corner (from the east-west line). The (triangular) portion cut-off is placed invertedly on the other side. That makes a rectangle. By this addition (the area) is enumerated.