The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c7.699
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c7.699
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10.1a, 10.1b. According to the *vaiṣṇava* (measure), the geometrician, the calculator, the dictator, and the one who has taken up measuring as profession are always honoured by the *śulbavids*. The construction (of the altar) is effected by dividing the earth which has been measured by us (since it belongs to us); the best measure for sacrifice is obtained when the construction is done in one's own house.