The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t24.10

c8.t24.10

As regards the tail, the direction in the *sūtra* being insufficient, the commentators have suggested different arrangements. Kapardi places 4 B₅s on each side at the western corner of the tail, 13 B₂s in between and above and 8 B₁s in the remaining eastern part of the tail (Fig. 11 (a)). Karavinda divides the tail in two parts filling the western part by 15 B₂s and the eastern by 8 B₁s (Fig. 11(b)). Sundararāja takes *prādeśa* to mean *prādeśakṣetra*, which can be filled by 10 B₅s (*pucchāgre yatpravṛddhaṃ prādeśakṣetraṃ tadupadadhyāt sāmarthyāddaśabhiḥ prādeśaḥ|*); the remaining space is filled by 16 B₁s. The last one appears to be straightforward.