Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
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... divided . The eighth chapter gives a minute description of sacrifices and other devotional rites , to be performed on various occasions in the building of temples , houses , & c . The ninth chapter treats of villages and towns , and ...
... divided . The eighth chapter gives a minute description of sacrifices and other devotional rites , to be performed on various occasions in the building of temples , houses , & c . The ninth chapter treats of villages and towns , and ...
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... divided by sixty ghaticas , 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 ...
... divided by sixty ghaticas , 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 ...
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... divided by the cosine of the latitude of the place , the quotient will give the angulas or their integral parts . Then remove the eastern point so many angulas , & c . according as the sun is in the south or north latitude ; by this ...
... divided by the cosine of the latitude of the place , the quotient will give the angulas or their integral parts . Then remove the eastern point so many angulas , & c . according as the sun is in the south or north latitude ; by this ...
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... divided into four parts , and one to be given to the base , which may or may not be accompanied by a pedestal ; and in the case where a pedestal is joined to the base , the height of the pedestal may be either equal to that of the base ...
... divided into four parts , and one to be given to the base , which may or may not be accompanied by a pedestal ; and in the case where a pedestal is joined to the base , the height of the pedestal may be either equal to that of the base ...
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Oriental Translation Fund. The height of the upapitha ( pedestal ) being divided into twenty - four parts , let five ... divided into thirty equal parts , give three to the upána , a half to the campa , three to the mahambuja , a half to ...
Oriental Translation Fund. The height of the upapitha ( pedestal ) being divided into twenty - four parts , let five ... divided into thirty equal parts , give three to the upána , a half to the campa , three to the mahambuja , a half to ...
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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.