Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
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Page 13
... equal to twenty- four angulas , and is sometimes called cishcu hastha , lesser cubit , in contra- distinction to prájápatya hastha , which is equal to twenty - five angulas . Twenty - six angulas make one dhanurmusti or the grasp of a ...
... equal to twenty- four angulas , and is sometimes called cishcu hastha , lesser cubit , in contra- distinction to prájápatya hastha , which is equal to twenty - five angulas . Twenty - six angulas make one dhanurmusti or the grasp of a ...
Page 14
... equal qualification with him should be the sútragrahi ; he may be either the son or disciple of the sthapati ; he should be particularly skilled in mathematics , and be strictly obedient to the will of the sthapati . ” " A tacshaca ...
... equal qualification with him should be the sútragrahi ; he may be either the son or disciple of the sthapati ; he should be particularly skilled in mathematics , and be strictly obedient to the will of the sthapati . ” " A tacshaca ...
Page 17
... equal size and of the same colour , either white , black , red , or gray . The oxen should be strong , and such as have not exceeded the middle age . weak , meagre , toothless , or lame , Oxen with horns bent down , maimed , should be ...
... equal size and of the same colour , either white , black , red , or gray . The oxen should be strong , and such as have not exceeded the middle age . weak , meagre , toothless , or lame , Oxen with horns bent down , maimed , should be ...
Page 18
... equal in length to the beam , with holes at both ends , and a leathern strap attached to each , of two hastas in length , and of the thickness of the little finger . " * Men of the fourth class . 66 66 Having yoked the oxen ...
... equal in length to the beam , with holes at both ends , and a leathern strap attached to each , of two hastas in length , and of the thickness of the little finger . " * Men of the fourth class . 66 66 Having yoked the oxen ...
Page 20
... equal to the distance between them , describe two more circles cutting each other , and resembling ( in their points of intersection ) the head and tail of a fish , between which draw a right line , which will point to the south and ...
... equal to the distance between them , describe two more circles cutting each other , and resembling ( in their points of intersection ) the head and tail of a fish , between which draw a right line , which will point to the south and ...
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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.