The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t13.11

c8.t13.11

**16.4-16.5.** *Placement of bricks.* 144 bricks of the type mentioned above can be placed within the square ABCD. In the segments, 6 such bricks are placed adjoining the middle side of the square and the remaining space is divided into 8 parts (Fig. 60 (a), (b)). Thus each segment contains 14 bricks and four segments account for 56 bricks, making the total number 200. Regarding the placement of bricks in each segment, D. explains as follows : *pradhimūlamadhye ṣaṭ caturaśrā upadhāya tasya pradheḥ śeṣamaṣṭadhā vibhajet | upahitānāṁ ṣaṇṇāṁ pārśvayordve dve | mukhe catasra iti |*