The Baudhāyana Śulba Sūtra

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Taught by Acharya T Krishnatrey

Vedic scholar. Founder of VidyāSetu.

Curriculum

परिचय · Introduction

The Baudhāyana Śulba Sūtra — Geometry Born from the Altar — free to read (20 min)
Illustration — Geometry born from the altar (20 min)
What You Will Be Able to Do (20 min)
Course Metadata (20 min)
Where Geometry Was Born (20 min)
A Historical Timeline (20 min)
Illustration — Where geometry was born · a historical timeline (20 min)

रज्जु एवं कर्णसूत्रम् · The Cord & the Diagonal Theorem

रज्जु एवं कर्णसूत्रम् · Chapter Overview — free to read (20 min)
Illustration — रज्जु एवं कर्णसूत्रम् · the cord and the diagonal (20 min)
The Geometry of the Cord (Śulba) (20 min)
The "Pythagorean" Theorem — the Diagonal of the Oblong (20 min)
The Diagonal Theorem — Commentary (20 min)
Illustration — The diagonal (“Pythagorean”) theorem — verse 1.48 (20 min)
Pythagorean Triples — Whole-Number Right Triangles (20 min)

द्विकरणी · The Value of √2

द्विकरणी · Chapter Overview — free to read (20 min)
The Approximation of √2 (20 min)
Illustration — द्विकरणी · Baudhāyana's approximation of √2 (20 min)
The √2 Rule — Commentary (20 min)

क्षेत्रपरिणामः एवं अग्निचितिः · Area-Transforms & the Altar

क्षेत्रपरिणामः एवं अग्निचितिः · Chapter Overview — free to read (20 min)
Transforming Areas — Preserving the Measure (20 min)
Combining Squares — the Theorem at Work (20 min)
Illustration — Area-preserving transformations & the fire altars (20 min)
Squaring the Circle — Circle ↔ Square (20 min)
The Great Falcon Altar (Śyena-citi) (20 min)
Illustration — The great falcon altar (śyena-citi) (20 min)

विरासत · Legacy & Review

What Historians of Mathematics Recognise — free to read (20 min)
Illustration — What historians of mathematics recognise (20 min)
Comparative Knowledge — Early Geometry Across Cultures (20 min)
Key Sanskrit Vocabulary (20 min)
Common Misconceptions (20 min)
Frequently Asked Questions (20 min)
Practical & Reflective Wisdom (20 min)
Your Capstone Project (20 min)
About the Images in This Course (20 min)