The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t14.9

c8.t14.9

17.7. *Placement of bricks in the first layer.* 6 B₁ bricks are placed on each of BE and HC, that is, along line between the two western corners and the points where the handle meets the body. The remaining space can be filled with 172 B₂s,—160 in the body and 12 in the handle including part of the body. In this way 12 B₁s and 172 B₂s, totalling 184 bricks, can be placed. The deficit of 16 bricks can be met by using B₃s in place of B₁s and B₂s. According to Dvārakānātha, 4 B₂s at the end of the handle are replaced by 4 B₁s and 4 B₃s and 12 B₁s along BE and CH are replaced by 24 B₃s. Now we have 4 B₁s, 168 B₂s and 28 B₃s. (*asmin prastāre catasraḥ ṣaṣṭhyaḥ | aṣṭaṣaṣṭiśatamadhyardhāḥ | aṣṭāviṃśatirardhyāḥ |—D.*)