क्षेत्रपरिणामः एवं अग्निचितिः · 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 | Altar rituals demanded shapes of a fixed area but different forms. This chapter covers Baudhāyana's exact, area-preserving transformations — turning a square into a rectangle and combining squares using the diagonal theorem. We then meet the squaring of the circle for circular altars and the great falcon-shaped śyena-citi, including how to enlarge such a figure while keeping its shape.</pre>