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Page 33
... ( prastara ) ; and of the six parts of the cornice , three to be given to the cavetto , two to the prativájina , and one to the fillet . The projection of the vajina of the architrave is equal to that of the capital , that of the prastara ...
... ( prastara ) ; and of the six parts of the cornice , three to be given to the cavetto , two to the prativájina , and one to the fillet . The projection of the vajina of the architrave is equal to that of the capital , that of the prastara ...
Page 42
... prastara ( that which has the shape of a conch ) ; 7 . cármuca ( that which resembles a bow ) ; and 8. chaturmuc'ha ( that which has four faces ) . " The village called dandáca is quadrangular , and surrounded by a square wall . It ...
... prastara ( that which has the shape of a conch ) ; 7 . cármuca ( that which resembles a bow ) ; and 8. chaturmuc'ha ( that which has four faces ) . " The village called dandáca is quadrangular , and surrounded by a square wall . It ...
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... prastara ( entablature ) , one to the gríva ( the neck of the dome ) , two to the sic'hara ( cupola ) , and one to the st'húpi ( pinnacle ) . The ad'hist'hána ( base ) is divisible into twenty - six parts . The height of the griva being ...
... prastara ( entablature ) , one to the gríva ( the neck of the dome ) , two to the sic'hara ( cupola ) , and one to the st'húpi ( pinnacle ) . The ad'hist'hána ( base ) is divisible into twenty - six parts . The height of the griva being ...
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Oriental Translation Fund. Nandyavártta . Padmaca . Pl . XLIV . UNI OF ICH LithFor the Royal Asiatic navety ito ay & Haghe lith's the na Sivastica . Prastara the Payal he ate Society North Side.
Oriental Translation Fund. Nandyavártta . Padmaca . Pl . XLIV . UNI OF ICH LithFor the Royal Asiatic navety ito ay & Haghe lith's the na Sivastica . Prastara the Payal he ate Society North Side.
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Oriental Translation Fund. ale PL XLV UNIV OF 1 : Pl . XLVI . Luth for the Royal. Sivastica . Prastara the Payal he ate Society North Side 945 / Feet . West Side 701/4 feet.
Oriental Translation Fund. ale PL XLV UNIV OF 1 : Pl . XLVI . Luth for the Royal. Sivastica . Prastara the Payal he ate Society North Side 945 / Feet . West Side 701/4 feet.
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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.