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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) v1.c6.s12

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**GHAṬA**—A pot, jar, pitcher; same as kumbha of the column (see Stambha), the torus (see Gwilt, Encycl. fig. 870), a type of building, a carving on the door.

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*Cf.* Stambhaṁ vibhajya navadhā vahanam bhāgo ghato'sya bhāgo'nyaḥ।

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(Bṛihat-saṁhitā, LIII. 29). Dr. Kern's rendering by 'base' seems rather doubtful. (J. R. A. S., N. S., vol. VI. p. 285).

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(1) A type of building which is shaped like a waterjar (kalaśa) and is eight cubits wide.

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A jar-shaped carving (on the door frame) :

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Śeshaṁ maṅgalya-vihagaiḥ śrī-vṛiksha-svastika-ghaṭaiḥ ।
Mithunaiḥ patra-vallibhiḥ pramathaiś chopaśobhayet ॥
(Ibid. LVI. 15).

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A type of building :
(2) Matsya-Purāṇa (chap. 269, v. 37, 49, 53, see under Prāsāda).
(3) Bhavishya-Purāṇa (chap. 130, v. 33, see under Prāsāda).
(4) Mānasāra (XLII. 15-18) :

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Shaṭ-saptāshṭāṅgulaṁ vāpi śilā-stambhaṁ viśālakam ।
Vṛittaṁ vā chatur-aśraṁ vā ashṭāśraṁ shoḍaśāśrakam ।
Pāda-tuṅge’ shṭa-bhāge tu triṁśenordhvam alaṅkṛitam ।
Bodhikāṁ mushṭi-bandhaṁ cha phalakā-tāṭikā-ghaṭam ।
(See further context under Śilā-stambha).

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GHAṬṬA—(see Sopāna)—A flight of steps.

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Śrī-vatsa-rāja-ghaṭṭo'yaṁ nūnaṁ tenātra kāritaḥ ।
Brahmāṇḍam ujjvalaṁ kīrttim ārohayitum ātmanaḥ ॥
“ He indeed caused this flight of steps to be built here, of the illustrious Vatsa-rāja, in order to make his bright fame ascend up into the universe.”
(Chandella Inscrip. no. B, Deogaḍh Rock Inscrip. of Kirtivarman, v. 7, Ind. Ant. vol. XVIII. pp. 238, 239).

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Cf. “ Ghāt—(1) A flight of steps leading to water, (2) a mountain pass, (3) a ferry.”

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Vincent Smith's Gloss (loc. cit) to Cunningham's Arch. Surv. Reports.

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GHAṬIKĀLAYA—The building where the water-clock is placed.

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(Cintra Prasasti of the reign of Sarangadeva, v. 40, Ep. Ind. vol. I. pp. 284, 276).

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GHAṬIKĀ-STHĀNA—The place or building where a clock is placed, a religious centre, an institution.

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(1) Uṭṭaṅkoktyā sāma-vede vyādhattaṁ ghaṭikāśramam—“ in accordance with Uṭṭaṅka's saying in the Sāma-veda, the *ghaṭikā* was established.”

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(It should be noted that this inscription is on the door of the Ammanavaragudi in the enclosure of the same Janārdanasvāmi temple. (Ep. Carnat. vol. v. part I, Chamunarayapatna Taluq, no. 178, Roman text, p. 462, Transl. p. 202).

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(2) “Possessor of thirty-two velama, eighteen cities, sixty-four yoga-pīṭhas, and sixty-four *ghaṭikā-sthānas*.” (Ep. Carnat. vol. VII. Shikārpur Taluq, no. 94, Transl. p. 61, line 6 f; Roman text, p. 114, line 4 f).

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(3) “He set out for the city of the Pallava Kings, together with his guru Vīraśarmmā, desiring to be proficient in pravachana, entered into all *religious centres* (ghaṭikā-sthāna) and (so) became a quick (or ready) debater (or deputant).” (Ibid. no. 176, Transl. p. 113, para, last but one).

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(4) “With myriads of people, practices of virtue, agreeable occupations, streams of the (nine) sentiments, pleasure-gardens, separated lovers, splendid tanks, full lotus beds, gilded boats for spring festivals, *ghaṭikā-sthānas*, the supports of dharmma and mines of enjoyment...........did the Kuntala-deśa shine.” (Ibid. no. 197, Transl. p. 127, first para, last seven lines; Roman text, p. 214, line 30).

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(5) Mr. Rice is not certain about the accurate meaning of the term. He refers to quotations nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and seems to think that it means some kind of institution. He says that “Mr. Pathak has translated it as ‘religious centre’ (Ind. Ant. XIV, 34). Dr. Kielhorn has published an article on the subject (Gottingen Nachrichten for 1900, Heft 3) with special reference to the use of the word in this inscription (quotation no. 3 above) and gives quotations in support of his view that it means something like *brahma-puri*.” It is to be noted that Mr. Rice’s reference to Ind. Ant. is not accurate see below.

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(Ep. Carnat. vol. VII. Introduct. p. 8, note 2).

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(6) Dvā-triṁśat tu velāvuramum ashṭādaśa-paṭṭaṇamuṁ bāsa-shaṭi-yoga-pīṭhamum aruvattanalku-ghaṭika-sthānamum
“—(the people of the) thirty-two sea-side towns, the 18 towns, 62 seats of contemplation, and 64 *religious centres* (together with........held a convocation there).

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(Old Kanarese Inscrip. at Terdāl, line 60, Ind. Ant. vol. xiv. pp. 19, 25).

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GHANA—Solid, a kind of measurement, thickness.

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Eka-hasta-samaṁ dīrghaṁ tad-ekāṅgula-vistṛitam |
Ghanam ardhāṅgulaṁ proktaṁ hasta-niśchitya yojayet |

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(M. ii. 64-65; see also xxxiii. 311-313, 593-595; lx. 17-18; lxii. 17, under Aghana).

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GHANA-MĀNA—(see Aghana-māna)—The measurement by the exterior of a structure.

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(M. xxxiii. 291-330, and 331-335, see under Aghana-māna).
Cf. Yogādi-ghana-mānaṁ cha kṛitvā bāhye navāṁśakam |

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(M. xxxix. 64).

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GHĀṬANA—A bolt.

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Yogyaṁ kavāṭa-yugmaṁ śreshṭhaṁ madhyaṁ cha harmyake |
Antar vāpi bahir vāpi ghāṭanaṁ kila-saṁyutam |

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(M. xix. 152-153).

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GHṚITA-VĀRI—(cf. Pīṭha)—The water-pot, a part of the pīṭha or the Pedestal of the Phallus.

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Pīṭhasyordhve viśāle tu chatush-pañcha-shaḍ-aṁśake |
Ekāṁśenacha śeshaṁ tu ghṛita-vāri-viśālakam |

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(M. liii. 24-25).

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