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67-67. In relation to (logs of wood obtained from) trees named saka, arjuna, amla-větasa, sarala, asita, sarja and dunḍuka, and also (in relation to varieties of wood) named riparni and plaksa, the märga is 1 in each case, the length is 96 angulas, and the breadth is 1 kisku (for arriving at the measure of a pattika).
An example in illustration thereof.
68. In relation to a log of teak wood, the length is 16 hastas, the breadth is 3 hastas and the märgas (or saw-courses) are 8 in number. How many are (the units of saw-work) done here ?
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Thus ends the section on saw-work in the (chapter on) operations relating to excavations.
Thus ends the seventh subject of treatment known as Operations relating to Excavations in Sarasangraha, which is a work on arithmetic by Mahaviracārya.
