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.s32.591
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.s32.591
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‘The column or pillar in Indian architecture is indeed very ancient. The word Sthūṇa which is a synonym of pillar in the Mānasāra is used in the Ṛigveda ¹ and the later literature² in the same sense. The word Stambha ³ is not perhaps so The word upa-mit, not used in the Mānasāra, occurs in the Ṛigveda² and the Atharvaveda³ in the sense of pillar. According to Professors Macdonall and Keith, in the Ṛigveda the word Upa-mit is used in the sense of an upright pillar. In the Atharvaveda, the word, coupled with Parimit and Pratimit, denotes the beams supporting the Upamit. Parimit denotes the beams connecting the Upamit horizontally⁴.
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- Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit