The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t8.26

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The deficit is to be made good by using B₂s and B₃s as necessary. Dvārakānātha explains that there are 12 rows south-north in the tail and the body excluding the head and the wing (*śirovarjaṃ pucchena sahātmanyudicyo dvādaśa rītayaḥ*). Starting from the end of the tail, 4 B₁s in the 2nd row are replaced by 16 B₃s, 2 B₂s in the 3rd row by 4 B₃s and the middle B₁ in the 8th row by 2B₂s. In each wing, excluding the feathers, there are 6 rows west-east. In each of the 3rd and the 4th row from the south, 3 B₁s are replaced by 6 B₂s and 1 B₁ is substituted by 4 B₃s. In the 5th row, 1 B₁ at the bottom is replaced by 2 B₂s. The total number and types of bricks used in the various parts of the fire-altar are shown in Table 5.