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ghanaganidam jāņejjo vellāsaṇasamthiye khette ||
Half the sum of the top (b) and the base (a), multiplied by the height (h) and also by the depth (1), should be known as the cubic value (V) of a field like a caneseat. (Stanza 9 cited in the Dhavalā on CK 1.3.2; vol.4, p. 20 = Stanza 16 cited in the Dhavalā on CK 1.3.4; vol. 4, p. 51)
= a+b.h
2
V=
Cf. Tiloyapanṇatti 1.165.
Volume of a hexagonal prism:
mūlam majjhena guṇam muhasahidaddham
ussedhakadiguṇidam |
ghanaganidam jānejjo muimgasamthāṇakhettamhi ||
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The base (b), multiplied by the middle [line] (m), increased by the top (c), halved, and multiplied by the square of the height (h), should be known
as the cubic value (V) of a field like a drum. (Stanza 10 cited in the Dhavala on CK 1.3.2; vol. 4, p. 21 Stanza 15 cited in the Dhavalā on CK 1.3.4; vol. 4, p. 51)
.h.t
=a+b
V =
.h.t
This formula suffers from dimensional inconsistency, and contains a term in the fourth degree (bmh2), but happens to
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