Apastamba Sulba-sutra [sanskrit]
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The Sanskrit edition of the Apastamba Sulba-sutra with the commentaries of Kapardin, Karavinda and Sundararaja. The Sulbasutras are considered Vedic appendices and deals with the ancient Indian science of Mathematics and Geometry, by instructing the construction of fire-altars, among others. Original titles: Āpastambaśulbasūtra (आपस्तम्बशुल्बसूत्र), Kapardin (कपर्दिन्), Karavinda (करविन्द), Sundararāja (सुन्दरराज)
Sutra 2.7a
dīrghacaturaśraṃ samacaturaśraṃ cikīrṣan tiryaṅmānyāpacchidya śeṣaṃ vibhajyobhayata upadadhyāt || Sūtra _2.7a ||
dīrghacaturaśraṃ samacaturaśraṃ kartumicchan tiryaṅbhanyā tiryaṅbhānīpramāṇenāpacchidya śeṣaṃ vibhajya--dvidhā kṛtvā tadubhayataḥ agrataḥ pārśvataśropadadhyāt--nikṣipet /