Shulbasutras
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The Shulbasutras are ancient Indian texts that form part of the Vedic corpus, detailing geometric rules and constructions primarily for the proper layout of Vedic fire altars.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sulba Sutras | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sutra literature
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Vedic text ⓘ ancient Indian mathematical text ⓘ |
| altName | Sulbasutras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 800–200 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Vedic sacrifice
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Śrauta rituals ⓘ |
| audience | Vedic priests ⓘ |
| citationForm | Śulbasūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
approximate value of the square root of 2
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geometric transformations preserving area ⓘ procedures analogous to the Pythagorean theorem ⓘ rules for constructing altars of various shapes ⓘ rules for constructing circles ⓘ rules for constructing isosceles trapezia ⓘ rules for constructing rectangles ⓘ rules for constructing squares ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Vedic ritual culture ⓘ |
| etymology | from Sanskrit "śulba" (measuring cord) and "sūtra" (aphoristic rule) ⓘ |
| field |
geometry
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history of mathematics ⓘ ritual studies ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematical treatise
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ritual manual ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Apastamba Shulbasutra
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Baudhayana Shulbasutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathaka Shulbasutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Maitrayaniya Shulbasutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Manava Shulbasutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaitana Shulbasutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Varaha Shulbasutra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of early Indian geometry ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
construction of Vedic fire altars
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geometric rules for altar construction ⓘ measurement with cords ⓘ |
| method |
rule-based geometric constructions
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verbal algorithms ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kalpasutras
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Vedic corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure correct layout of Vedic fire altars
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to prescribe ritual ground plans ⓘ to provide geometric constructions using cords ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| relatedTo |
Śrautasutras
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Śulba (measuring cord) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in modern editions) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| uses | measuring cord (shulba) ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Sulba Sutras