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... ratharénus one valágra , the point of a hair ; eight valágras are equal in size to
a louse ; eight lice to a grain of yava ; three , three and a half , and four yavas
make one angula , or finger of the inferior , middle , and superior sorts
respectively .
... ratharénus one valágra , the point of a hair ; eight valágras are equal in size to
a louse ; eight lice to a grain of yava ; three , three and a half , and four yavas
make one angula , or finger of the inferior , middle , and superior sorts
respectively .
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Having dug a pit a hasta in depth , in the middle of the ground , return the earth
into it , and according to the space which the latter may now take up with
reference to that which it occupied before the digging of the pit , whether more ,
less , or ...
Having dug a pit a hasta in depth , in the middle of the ground , return the earth
into it , and according to the space which the latter may now take up with
reference to that which it occupied before the digging of the pit , whether more ,
less , or ...
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The village called Sarvatóbhadra is also of a quadrangular form , containing in
the middle a temple dedicated to any one of the triad , Brahma , * Vishnu , or
Mahéswara . It has four streets of equal length on the four sides within the wall ...
The village called Sarvatóbhadra is also of a quadrangular form , containing in
the middle a temple dedicated to any one of the triad , Brahma , * Vishnu , or
Mahéswara . It has four streets of equal length on the four sides within the wall ...
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The Chandita contains sixty - four equal parts , being the square of eight , of
which the middle four parts are called Bráhmya , or those which belong to
Brahma , and they should be entirely appropriated to sacred purposes . Around
these are ...
The Chandita contains sixty - four equal parts , being the square of eight , of
which the middle four parts are called Bráhmya , or those which belong to
Brahma , and they should be entirely appropriated to sacred purposes . Around
these are ...
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Two broad streets run through the middle of the village , from east to west and
from north to south , cutting one another in the middle , where there should be
erected either “ a temple for Brahma , or a mantapa for general meetings . ” At
each of ...
Two broad streets run through the middle of the village , from east to west and
from north to south , cutting one another in the middle , where there should be
erected either “ a temple for Brahma , or a mantapa for general meetings . ” At
each of ...
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Ram Raz: Essay on the Architecture of the Hindús / by Rám Ráz. - London : Parker, 1834. - xiv, 64 S. : Ill. - (Oriental Translation Fund) Die bibliographische Beschreibung im Haupteintrag ist unzureichend und irreführend.
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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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