The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t27.13

c8.t27.13

**15.8.** *The tail.* The rectangle *ABCD*, of which *AB* equals 120 *aṅg.* and *AD* 60 *aṅg.* is flanked on its southern and northern sides by two rectangles *DEFC* and *AGHB* which are cut off by the diagonals *DF* and *AH* respectively, leading to the figure *ADFHA* which is the shape of the tail (Fig. 15(c)). *AD* equals 60 *aṅg.* and *HF* 180 *aṅg.*