द्विकरणी · Chapter Overview
From The Baudhāyana Śulba Sūtra, taught by Acharya T Krishnatrey. This lesson is free to read.
<pre data-block="statement">What this chapter covers | This chapter reads Baudhāyana's rule for the diagonal of a unit square — his value of √2 (2.12) — with its meaning and commentary. We see how accurate the approximation is and examine the word "saviśeṣa" ("with a remainder"), by which Baudhāyana signals that his value is not exact — an early, honest brush with irrational magnitude.</pre>