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... the English lan* Ráj or Rája , according to the Sanscrit pronunciation : Ráz or
Ráza , according to the pronunciation of the same term in the vernacular
languages of the South of India . guage . He was first attached to one of the vi
PREFACE .
... the English lan* Ráj or Rája , according to the Sanscrit pronunciation : Ráz or
Ráza , according to the pronunciation of the same term in the vernacular
languages of the South of India . guage . He was first attached to one of the vi
PREFACE .
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... the result will give the difference of the shadow for the given time ; it will then
be only necessary to remove the eastern or western point so far towards the
south or north , according as the difference of the shadow on the second day may
be in ...
... the result will give the difference of the shadow for the given time ; it will then
be only necessary to remove the eastern or western point so far towards the
south or north , according as the difference of the shadow on the second day may
be in ...
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He divides the pedestals into three sorts , according to the magnitude of the
edifices in which they are to be employed , and makes their height , if I
understand him rightly , to consist of from one - quarter to six times the height of
the base , and ...
He divides the pedestals into three sorts , according to the magnitude of the
edifices in which they are to be employed , and makes their height , if I
understand him rightly , to consist of from one - quarter to six times the height of
the base , and ...
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within the village ; if otherwise , it should remain without . In the case of Vishnu
too , if the idol is to be consecrated according to the system of Vayghánasa * it
may be admitted within , but if according to the doctrines of Páncharátrat it should
be ...
within the village ; if otherwise , it should remain without . In the case of Vishnu
too , if the idol is to be consecrated according to the system of Vayghánasa * it
may be admitted within , but if according to the doctrines of Páncharátrat it should
be ...
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A vimána consists , according to the former , ' of from one to twelve stories ; ' and
according to the latter , .of from one to sixteen stories ; ' and • is made round ,
quadrangular , or of six or eight sides . ' The form of the edifice may be uniformly
the ...
A vimána consists , according to the former , ' of from one to twelve stories ; ' and
according to the latter , .of from one to sixteen stories ; ' and • is made round ,
quadrangular , or of six or eight sides . ' The form of the edifice may be uniformly
the ...
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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.
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| Title | Publications, Issue 35 Publications, Oriental Translation Fund |
| Author | Oriental Translation Fund |
| Publisher | Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jan 2007 |
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