The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t4.3
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t4.3
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c8.t4.3
| *Name of altar* | *Geometrical shape* | *Measurement* |
| *āgnīdhriya* | square | side = 5 aratnis. |
| *cātvāla* | square | side = 36 aṅgulas. |
| *dhiṣṇas* | circle | diameter = 2 prādeśas. |
| *havirdhāna* | square | side = 10 or 12 prakramas. |
| *mahāvedi* | isosceles trapezium | face = 24 padas, base = 30 padas, altitude = 36 padas,; the units may be also in *prakramas*. |
| *mārjālīya* | square | side = 5 aratnis. |
| *prāgvaṁśa* | rectangle | length = 16 prakramas, breadth = 12 prakramas; or length = 12 prakramas, breadth = 10 prakramas. |
| *sadas* | rectangle | length = 27 aratnis, breadth = 10 prakramas; or length = 18 aratnis, breadth = 10 prakramas. |