The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t22.8
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t22.8
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c8.t22.8
*FS* — the bamboo rod which is qual to √2 a (*dvikaraṇī* of the square), where *a* equals one *puruṣa*;
*ES* — the bamboo rod of length one *puruṣa* is stretched along the east side;
*S* — the common point denoting *aṃsa*, which is one of the corner points of the figure.
Similarly the *śroṇi* point *K* is fixed. *EFKS* is the required construction.