The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t1.23

The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t1.23

Let XY be a piece of cord taken equal to the desired breadth of the rectangle [Fig. 3 (a)]; S, a mark at the middle of XY;