The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c7.38

c7.38

**3.9** The tradition has it that the altar for animal sacrifice (*paśubandha*) has 10 *padas* on its western side, 12 *padas* as its east-west line (*prācī*) and 8 *padas* on its eastern side; how it is to be measured out has been explained. According to some, the altar is measured with the measures of a chariot (that is, with *akṣa* (104 *aṅgulas*) for the western side, *īṣā* (188 *aṅgulas*) for the *prācī*, and *yuga* (86 *aṅgulas*) for the eastern side). According to others, the sides are 10 *padas* each.