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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.s26: Y

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.s26

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YAKSHA—A class of demi-gods; the attendants of Kubera or the god of wealth, who guard his treasures; they are also the chowry-bearers of other gods. They are stated to be measured according to the nine tāla; they assume a purely human appearance, possess two arms and two eyes, dark blue and yellow complexion, and benevolent disposition. (M. LVIII. 2-5, see Tāla-māna).

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YAJÑA-KĀNTA—A type of five-storeyed building. (M. XXIII. 34-41, see under Prāsāda).

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YAJÑA-BHADRA—A type of building, a pavilion with forty pillars. (Matsya-Purāṇa, chap. 270, v. 11, see under Maṇḍapa).

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YANTRAKA—An architectural member of the bedstead, a band.

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Padāgre chāntarālam syāt kuryāt tiryak cha yantrakam |

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(M. XLIV. 13).

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YAMA-SŪRYA—A type of building, a house with a western and northern hall. (Bṛihat-saṁhitā, LIII. 39).

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YAMA-KĀNTA—A type of storeyed building. A class of five-storeyed and eleven-storeyed buildings. (M. XXIII. 25-29, XXIX. 16-18, see under Prāsāda).

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YĀGA-MAṆḌAPA—A sacrificial pavilion. (M. XXXIV. 37, XXXII. 65, etc).

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YĀGA-ŚĀLĀ—A sacrificial hall. (M. XXXII. 55, etc).

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YĀNA—A conveyance, a car; one of the four kinds of Vāstu consisting of Ādika, Syandana, Śibikā, and Ratha. (M. III. 3, 9-10).

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YŪPA-STAMBHA—The sacrificial pillar (see under Sthambha).

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