The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c7.59
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c7.59
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5.1 The area of the fire-altar made for the first time is 7½ square *puruṣa*; that for the second time 8½ (square *puruṣa*); that for the third time 9½ (square *puruṣa*). Thus by successively adding one-fold (1 square *puruṣa*), (one can go) upto 101-fold. Thus it begins with the 7-fold fire-altar (7½ square *puruṣa*) and ends with the 101-fold.