The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c7.381
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c7.381
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**9.6** Of the bricks, the side (of the first type) should measure one-fifth of a *puruṣa*; the second type has one of its sides longer by half; the third type is one-fifth of a *puruṣa* long and one *prādeśa* broad; bricks with each side equal to one *prādeśa* form the fourth type; square bricks of side equal to one-fifteenth (of a *puruṣa*) constitute the fifth type.