3. CONTRIBUTIONS
The Baudhayana sūtras consist of six texts:
1) the Śrautasûtra, probably in 19 Praśnas (questions),11
2)the Karmāntasûtra in 20 Adhyāyas (chapters),2
3)the Dwaidhasûtra in 4 Praśnas,
4)the Grihyasutra in 4 Praśnas,
5)the Dharmasûtra in 4 Praśnas and
6)the Śulbasûtra in 3 Adhyāyas
4. SULBA SUTRAS(BAUDHAYANA
THEROM )
The diagonal of an oblong produces by itself both the areas which the two sides of
the oblong produce separately
दीर्घचतुरस्रस्याक्ष्णया रज्ुुः पार्श्घमानी
ततयघग् मानी च यत् क
ु रूतस्तदुभयं
क
ु रूतस्तदुभयं क
ु रूतस्तदुभयं करोतत