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Matsya Purana 255.1

Matsyapurāṇa 255.1

Language: Sanskrit

255.1

stambhamānanirṇayavarṇanam.

Sûta said — ' Now I shall tell you the measurements of the pillars " Multiply the alitude of the house by 7 (seven) which divided by 80 (eighty) will give the breadth of the pillars If the pillars be square, they are known as ruchaka and if they be octagonal they are called Vajra—1-2
A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

Translations (1)

The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English

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