The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t33.4

c8.t33.4

**6.11-6.15.** *Caturaśraśyenacit*. The placement of bricks in two layers of *caturaśraśyenacit* is hinted at. Rectangular (18 *aṅg* × 12 *aṅg*) and square bricks (12 *aṅg* × 12 *aṅg*., also 30 × 30 sq. *aṅg*) are used for this purpose. There is no mention of the total number of bricks required for each layer. What can be ascertained from the rules is that the first layer contains 98 *adhyardhā* (18 × 12) bricks (40 in the eastern and western sides of the *ātmā*, 48 in the eastern and western sides of the two wings and 10 in the head) and the second layer 72 *adhyardhās* (40 in the southern and northern sides of the *ātmā*, 22 on either side of the tail and 10 in the head). The remaining space is to be filled by square bricks. Van Gelder suggested 80 square bricks of size. 30 × 30 sq *aṅg*. and 128 square bricks of size 12 × 12 sq. *aṅg*. making the total for the first layer 306.a For the second layer the total number of bricks was likewise shown to be 269. Several other alternatives are possible, but that would be a futile exercise.