The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t9.12
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t9.12
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| *B*₁ | — square brick of side 1/5 *pu*, *pañcamī*: | 24 × 24 sq. *aṅg.* |
| *B*₂ | — rectangular brick longer than *pañcamī* by half, *adhyardhā-pañcamī*: | 24 × 36 sq. *aṅg.* |
| *B*₃ | — rectangular brick longer than *pañcamī* by a quarter, *pañcamī-sapādā*: | 24 × 30 sq. *aṅg.* |
| *B*₄ | — triangular brick, half of one-fifth, *pañcamī-ardhā*: | 24, 24, 24 √2 *aṅg.* |
| *B*₅ | — triangular brick, quarter of one-fifth, *pañcamī-pādyā*: | 24, 12 √2, 12 √2 *aṅg.* |
| *B*₆ | — triangular brick, half of *adhyardhā*, *adhyardhārdhā*: | 36, 24, 12 √13 *aṅg.* |
| *B*₇ | — triangular brick, quarter of *adhyardhā*, with longer base, *BC* = 36 *aṅg.*, also called *dīrghapādyā*. | |
| *B*₈ | — triangular brick, quarter of *adhyardhā*, with a short base, *BC* = 24 *aṅg.*, also called *śūlapādyā* (pointed like a spear). | |