The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t21: Chapter 7: Construction of Sadas, Uparavas, Gārhapatya, Dhiṣṇya and Āgnidhrīya
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t21
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Chapter 7: Construction of Sadas, Uparavas, Gārhapatya, Dhiṣṇya and Āgnidhrīya
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**7.1-7.2.** *Sada and uparava.* For the construction of rectangular *sada* altar of length 27 *aratnis* and breadth 9 *aratnis*, the method of one-cord (*ekarajjuvidhi*) for a = 27 has been used, with the help of the following relation: $27² + (11¼)² = (29¼)²$ The *sada* is also a rectangle of length 18 *aratnis* and breadth 10 *prakramas* (*Bśl.* 4.1 ff) where relation, 18² + (7½)² = (19½)², holds good. For *uparavas*, *vide Bśl.* 4.1.-4.2.
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**7.3-7.6.** *Gārhapatya vedi.* Āpastamba has considered the construction of both square and circular *gārhapatya vedi* and given methods agreeing with those of Baudhāyana. For details, *vide Bśl.* 7.4-7.8.
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**7.7-7.8.** *Dhiṣṇya and āgnidhrīya.* Details on *dhiṣṇya* and *āgnidhrīya* agree with those given in *Bśl.* 7.9.