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Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v1.c6.s22: Ph

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.s22

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PHAṆA—A hood in connection with the joinery. (M. XVII. 134, see Sandhi-karman).

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PHALAKĀ—A plank, a moulding, an architectural member.

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(1) A plank: cf. pralamba-phalakā (M. XII. 125). A member of the column (M. xv. 50, 51, 83, 185, etc). In connection with the arch (toraṇa):

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Nāṭikā phalakā mushṭi-bandhanaṁ patra-vallikam |

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(M. XLVI. 65). See also M. L. 66, 74, LXV. 161, 162, LXVII. 16, etc.

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Pādāshṭāṁśa-shaḍ-aṁśaika-phalakaiś chhādayet paritaḥ ||
Kāya-pādāntaraṁ chhādyaṁ ph刷akaiḥ sāra-dārujaiḥ ||

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(Kāmikāgama, LIV. 24, 30).

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(3) A part of a column (Suprabhedāgama, XXXI. 58, see under Stambha).

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PHALAKĀSANA—A synonym of the bedstead. (M. III. 11, see under Paryaṅka).

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PHELĀ—(cf. Chhelā)—The vault of the foundation-pit. (Kāmikāgama, XXXI. 74-75, see under Chhelā).

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