"Like the crests on the heads of peacocks, like the gems on the hoods of the cobras, mathematics is at the top of the Vedanga s."
— Vedanga Jyotisha

January 1, 1970

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Vedanga Jyotisa, 4, as translated by Daya Shankar Tiwary, "Relevance of Shulbasūtras of the Yajurveda: Modern Context", Institute for the Advancement of Vedic Mathematics (2021); see also: Rajesh Kumar Thakur, "Problem from Ancient Mathematics Texts", MathsZone (15 June 2015); "Vedanga Jyotisha (वेदाङ्गज्योतिषम्)", DharmaWiki (30 May 2021)