The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t3.9
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t3.9
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c8.t3.9
East of the *prāgvaṁśa* and separated by a narrow space, the *mahāvedi* or the *saumikī vedi* (the *soma* altar) is placed symmetrically about the east-west (*prācī*) line. This is a trapezium measuring 30 units on the western side, 24 on the eastern side and 36 units east-west along the spine. The setting up of the *mahāvedi* is described in the *Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa* as follows (Eggeling's translation)b :