Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
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Page 13
... a sun- beam . 66 Eight " of these paramánus make one ratharénu , or grain of ... half , and four yavas make one angula , or finger of the inferior , middle ... of the Mánasára treats of the qualities ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . 13.
... a sun- beam . 66 Eight " of these paramánus make one ratharénu , or grain of ... half , and four yavas make one angula , or finger of the inferior , middle ... of the Mánasára treats of the qualities ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . 13.
Page 17
... a spot should be avoided on every account . " 66 The following rule is laid ... half hasta in length , with a tapering point resembling the leaf of a bambu ... and foreheads , with eyes resembling ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . 17.
... a spot should be avoided on every account . " 66 The following rule is laid ... half hasta in length , with a tapering point resembling the leaf of a bambu ... and foreheads , with eyes resembling ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . 17.
Page 18
... A minuter description of the plough is contained in the first section of the Cásyapa , the insertion of which may ... half thick . The mould - board should be twenty - four angulas long , and its height above the beam , five . Let a head ...
... A minuter description of the plough is contained in the first section of the Cásyapa , the insertion of which may ... half thick . The mould - board should be twenty - four angulas long , and its height above the beam , five . Let a head ...
Page 21
... and in this case , the shadow being marked in the first instance , the circle is described from the centre of the gnomon , with a radius equal to the length of the shadow , plus half the diameter of the gnomon . " Various rules have been ...
... and in this case , the shadow being marked in the first instance , the circle is described from the centre of the gnomon , with a radius equal to the length of the shadow , plus half the diameter of the gnomon . " Various rules have been ...
Page 27
... of the upapítha be divided into thirty equal parts , give three to the upána , a half to the campa , three to the mahambuja , a half to the campa , two to the candhara , a half to the campa , a half to the cshudra- padma , two and a half ...
... of the upapítha be divided into thirty equal parts , give three to the upána , a half to the campa , three to the mahambuja , a half to the campa , two to the candhara , a half to the campa , a half to the cshudra- padma , two and a half ...
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Page 21 - ... proportions of symmetry." (p. 15.) The third chapter treats of the nature and quality of ground on which buildings are to be erected ; it is very copious and very curious. Minute directions are given for constructing a plough, and for ploughing the ground on which the house is to be built. This being done, " let sesamum seeds, pulse, and kidneybeans be sown, with incantations pronounced over them; and let due reverence be paid to the spiritual teacher ; and let the oxen, and the plough to which...
Page 17 - Wo to them who dwell in a house not built according to the proportions of symmetry. in building an edifice, therefore, let all its parts, from the basement to the roof, be duly considered.
Page 18 - The ground to be avoided is described in a special manner as follows : " That which has the form of a circle, a semicircle, containing three, five, or six angles, resembling a trident or a winnow, shaped like the hinder part of a fish, or the back of an elephant, or a turtle, or the face of a cow, and the like ; situated opposite to any of the intermediate quarters northwest, and the like ; abounding with human sculls, stones, worms, ant-hills, ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS.