The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t31.2

c8.t31.2

The whole of chapter 5 and the first five *sūtras* of chapter 6 are devoted to the discussion of enlarged unit required for measuring the areas of fire-altars from 8½ sq. *puruṣas* to 101½ sq. *puruṣas*. Most of these results agree with those of Baudhāyana and have been discussed under *Bśl.* 5.1-5.6. In *sūtra* 6.2, Kātyāyana says that if *s* be the maximum enlarged unit in a *prakrama* for 101 fold fire-altar, then *s*² equals 14⁴⁄₇ sq. *prakramas*. In the next *sūtras* he has pointed out that at each successive constuction the value of the *prakrama* is to be increased by one seventh of the increased area,