Pramāṇa · Search · About · API

Manasara 51.6

Mānasāra 51.6

Language: Sanskrit

51.6

ardhārdhadarśanaṃ mānamābhāsamiti kathyate
ābhāsaṃ pañcavarṇena paṭṭavittyeva kalpayet

The measurement seen in quarter-profile is called painting; / one should design the painting in five colours on a canvas board or a wall.
English (machine translation) (machine translation)

Translations (1)

English (machine translation) — English, machine translation

Discussed in (1)

Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) — Acharya 1927, English