The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t18.26
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t18.26
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c8.t18.26
The knots at X and Υ are tied at O and E respectively and the cord is stretched by the mark V, which gives the south-east corner D. Then the knot at E is taken off and fixed at W. The cord is likewise stretched by the mark V; which fixes the south-western corner C. The process is repeated in the north-eastern and the north-western side. ABCD is the required construction of the square.