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\title{\textcolor{yellow}{\'{S}ulvas{\=u}tra}}
\author{Amba Kulkarni}
\institute{ Fellow IIAS, Shimla}
\date{24th January 2017}

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\frametitle{\'{S}ulbas{\=u}tra}
Yajurveda: Veda of rituals\\
\'{S}rauts{\=u}tras: s{\=u}tras for rituals like practical manuals, appendices to the Vedas\\
They provide the officiating priests with rules for the execution of their rites.\\
The subdivision into s{\=u}tras is very precise.\\
All \'{s}ulbas{\=u}tras are attached to \'{S}rauts{\=u}tras.\\
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Four known \'{s}ulbas{\=u}tras are attached to 4 of the \'{S}rauts{\=u}tras.
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\item Baudh{\=a}yana
\item M{\=a}nava
\item {\=A}pasthamba
\item K{\=a}ty{\=a}yana
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Range from 1000 BC to 200 BC. \\
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\'{S}ulba: String / rope / cord
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\frametitle{Documentary}
http://www.der.org/films/altar-of-fire.html
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\frametitle{Layout}
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\item Applications of Geometry to Altar constructions
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\item '{s}yenaciti: Description of Structure
\item rathacakra citi
\item k{\=u}rma citi
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\item Geometry
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\item Constructing a square of a given length
\item Theorem on the square of the diagonal (Pythagoras Theorem)
\item A square equal to sum of two unequal squares
\item A square equal to the difference of two squares
\item Squaring a rectangle
\item Squaring a circle
\item Circling a square
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\item Arithmetic
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\item The square root of two
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