The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t6.21

c8.t6.21

In the body, 9 *B*₃ bricks are placed in a square 60 × 60 sq. *aṅgulas* at each of the two western corners. On the eastern side of the body, 9 *B*₃s, arranged in a square, are placed in each of the two eastern corners, one such set of 9 *B*₃s in the middle, and the two rows east-west, in between these 3 sets are filled by 4 *B*₁ bricks, 2 in each row. The remaining space is covered with *B*₂ bricks. Notice that the overlapping of edges of the bricks in the two layers has been clearly avoided (*BŚl.* 5. 14). The arrangement of different types of bricks in different parts of the fire-altar is shown in Table 2.