- Apastamba
Apastamba (fl. ca. 5th century BCE), was an
India n priest/scholar associated with Krishna (Black)Yajur Veda (the others beingBaudhayana , Vaikhanasa, Satyasadha,Bharadhvaja and Agnivesa).The "Kalpasutra" of Apastamba
His Kalpasutra is an important part of the Hindu canon. The text is associated with the "Taittiriya"
Shakha (branch) of "Krishna Yaujurveda". It is divided into thirty "Prashna"s (chapters). The first 24 Prashnas are about the performance of theSrauta sacrifices (Srautasutra ). The 25th "Prashna" consists "Paribhasha","Pravarakhanda" and "Hautruka". The 26th "Prashna" deals with the "mantra"s for the "Grihya" rites. The 25th and 26th "Prashna"s are together known as "Mantrapatha". The 27th Prashna is on theGrihya rites (Grhyasutra ). The 28th and 29th Prashnas deal with the "Dharma" (Dharmasutra ). The 28th Prashna consists 32 "Khanda"s while the 29th Prashna consists 29 "Khanda"s. The thirtieth Prashna is about geometry of altar construction (Sulbasutra) [ [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe02/sbe0202.htm Introduction to Apastamba] (Hindu scriptures website)] . One of the most notable facts found in this Sulbasutra is an approximation of the square root of 2. It must be noted that like all the other Sulbasutras, it is not known how much of the mathematical development therein is original and how much is merely a transcription of existing knowledge.Commentaries
"Kapardi" (quoted by "Sudarshanasuri") probably wrote the earliest commentary on the "Grihyasutra", which is no longer extant. The major commentaries presently available on the "Grihyasutra" and the "Dharmasutra" are IAST |"Anākula Vritti" and IAST |"Ujjvalā Vritti" respectively of "Haradatta" (c.12th century CE). The IAST |"Tātparyadarśana" of "Sudarshanasuri" is another important commentary on the "Grihyasutra". "Sudarshanasuri" also wrote a "bhashya" (commentary) on the "Mantrapatha". Major commentators on IAST |"Śulbasutra" are "Kapardi", "Karavinda" and "Sundararaja".
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External links
* (discussion of his Sulbasutra)
* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe02/sbe0202.htm Introduction to Apastamba] (Hindu scriptures website)
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