The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t6.15

c8.t6.15

In the tail, as per direction of the rule, 8 B₁s can be placed, —4 on the eastern and 4 on the western side, 12 B₄s—6 on the southern and 6 on the northern side, and 12 B₂s in the remaining space in the middle, accounting for 32 bricks (*pucche dvātriṁśat*—D.). Rule 8.12 also directs the filling up of the body with B₂ bricks, and clearly enough 100 B₂s can be accommodated in a square 240 × 240 sq. *aṅgulas* (*ātmani śatam*—D.). The number and types of bricks used in different parts of the fire-altar are shown in Table 1, in agreement with Dvārakānātha's enumeration (*caturthyaścaturviṁśatiḥ* | *pañcamyo viṁśatyadhikaṁ śatam* | *ṣaṣṭhyaḥ ṣaṭtriṁśat* | *daśamyo viṁśatiḥ* |).