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Page 18
The author says , “ the plough should be made from the wood of any species of
milky trees , such as are used in sacrifices , and according to the prescribed form
; let the beam be three hastas long , with a projection of seven angulas from the ...
The author says , “ the plough should be made from the wood of any species of
milky trees , such as are used in sacrifices , and according to the prescribed form
; let the beam be three hastas long , with a projection of seven angulas from the ...
Page 21
Having marked , ” says the commentary , “ a point in the middle of a level piece of
ground , from that point , and with a radius equal to the length of the shadow
projected at the third ghatica after the sun's rise , plus half of 66 the diameter of
the ...
Having marked , ” says the commentary , “ a point in the middle of a level piece of
ground , from that point , and with a radius equal to the length of the shadow
projected at the third ghatica after the sun's rise , plus half of 66 the diameter of
the ...
Page 28
The height of a pillar , ” says Mánasára , “ when placed on a base only , or both
on a base and pedestal , is measured from the plinth ( of the former ) up to the
lowest part of the entablature , ” that is , from the base to the capital inclusive .
The height of a pillar , ” says Mánasára , “ when placed on a base only , or both
on a base and pedestal , is measured from the plinth ( of the former ) up to the
lowest part of the entablature , ” that is , from the base to the capital inclusive .
Page 31
Speaking of this sort of capital , Mánasára says , “ it should be decorated with
tarangas * and other appropriate ornaments ; the height of the capital being
divided into twelve parts , let the form of tarangas occupy three of them , let the
bodhica ...
Speaking of this sort of capital , Mánasára says , “ it should be decorated with
tarangas * and other appropriate ornaments ; the height of the capital being
divided into twelve parts , let the form of tarangas occupy three of them , let the
bodhica ...
Page 35
The altitude of the capital , ” says Cásyapa , may be equal to the higher , lower ,
or the middle diameter of the column . Its breadth may be equal to its height , or
four or five diameters . “ A capital the height of which is from one to two diameters
...
The altitude of the capital , ” says Cásyapa , may be equal to the higher , lower ,
or the middle diameter of the column . Its breadth may be equal to its height , or
four or five diameters . “ A capital the height of which is from one to two diameters
...
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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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