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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 8.8
yāvān yajamāna ūrdhvabāhus tāvad antarāle veṇoś chidre karoti madhye tṛtīyam || ĀpŚus_8.8 ||
yajamānagrahaṇādadhvaryupramāṇo veṇurna gṛhyate / chidrayorantarālaṃ yajamānamātraṃ yathā bhavati tathā chidre karoti / tayormadhye veṇośchidramekaṃ karotīti śeṣaḥ /