The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t15.14
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t15.14
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c8.t15.14
*Types of bricks.* The *sūtras* do not specifically describe the types of bricks. From the descriptions, it is, however, clear that nine types of bricks are used. B₁, B₂, B₃, B₄ and B₅ types are used in each segment; B₆ and B₇ in the handle; B₈ is used in the centre of the segment in one layer; and B₉s are used to complete the number 200. The following particulars of the bricks are based on the commentary (Fig. 68).