The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t11.14

c8.t11.14

In each wing (the southern one is here discussed), the arrangement is as follows:
(a) At the layer along the bending (*nirṇāma*), east-west —\ B₁ = 4 ; B₃ = 1 ; B₆ = 1 ; total — 6.
(b) In the 4 layers north of the *nirṇāma*, there are—\ 4 B₆s in each layer ; total — 16.
(c) In the junction layer between wing and body—\ B₃ - 1 ; B₆ = 4 ; total — 5.
(d) In the 4 layers south of the *nirṇāma*, each contains\ 2 B₁s in the middle, 1 B₆ each at east and west end —\ B₁ = 8 ; B₆ - 8 ; total — 16.
(e) In the plumages (*patras*), as in *kaṅkacit*—\ B₂ - 5 ; B₃ - 10 ; total — 15.\ The total for the southern wing, including the junction layer : 58\ The total for the northern wing including the junction layer : 58\ —\ 116\ —