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Page 9
... say Mánasára is not the name of the author but the title of the work itself , sig- nifying " the essence of proportion , " and which , from this etymology , I am inclined to believe ; but whatever may be the real name of the author , I ...
... say Mánasára is not the name of the author but the title of the work itself , sig- nifying " the essence of proportion , " and which , from this etymology , I am inclined to believe ; but whatever may be the real name of the author , I ...
Page 17
... says the author , " must be made of the chadira , * nimba , † or of the wood of any other milky tree . It must be from one to one and a half hasta in length , with a tapering point resembling the leaf of a bambu , furnished with a share ...
... says the author , " must be made of the chadira , * nimba , † or of the wood of any other milky tree . It must be from one to one and a half hasta in length , with a tapering point resembling the leaf of a bambu , furnished with a share ...
Page 18
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... 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 the diameter of the ...
... 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 the diameter of the ...
Page 28
... 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 enta- blature , " that is , from the base to the capital inclusive . A passage in ...
... 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 enta- blature , " that is , from the base to the capital inclusive . A passage in ...
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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.