The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t26.16
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t26.16
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c8.t26.16
sides of the body and 4 at the western end of the handle. The remaining space can just accommodate 124 B₁ bricks. The total number of bricks comes to 148. In the second layer, the rule prescribes the use of 32 B₂s,—24 in the body and 8 in the handle; the remaining space can be filled with 112 B₁s, making the total number 144. The deficit in either layer is made up by replacing the required number of B₁s and B₂s by quarter bricks.