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... sthapati , architect ; the second sútragráhi , the measurer ; the third vardhaci , the joiner ; and the last tacshaca , the carpenter ; and all of whom are considered as indispensably necessary to the building of an edifice . Their ...
... sthapati , architect ; the second sútragráhi , the measurer ; the third vardhaci , the joiner ; and the last tacshaca , the carpenter ; and all of whom are considered as indispensably necessary to the building of an edifice . Their ...
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... sthapati is from stha , that which is fixed or formed , and pati lord or master , and consequently , like the Greek ApxTEXT , signifies a person who presides over the erecting of an edifice , the formation of a statue , and the ...
... sthapati is from stha , that which is fixed or formed , and pati lord or master , and consequently , like the Greek ApxTEXT , signifies a person who presides over the erecting of an edifice , the formation of a statue , and the ...
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... sthapati , in an auspicious moment , must cause the rites of purification to be performed , the prescribed oblations made , and consecrated water to be sprinkled on all sides , accompanied with invocations for the prosperity of the ...
... sthapati , in an auspicious moment , must cause the rites of purification to be performed , the prescribed oblations made , and consecrated water to be sprinkled on all sides , accompanied with invocations for the prosperity of the ...
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... sthapati , clad in fresh garments , and adorned with garlands of flowers , waits the auspicious moment to present his offerings to the deity , and then , guiding the oxen , draws the first furrow . After this , sudras , * hired for the ...
... sthapati , clad in fresh garments , and adorned with garlands of flowers , waits the auspicious moment to present his offerings to the deity , and then , guiding the oxen , draws the first furrow . After this , sudras , * hired for the ...
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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.