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.s8: Ai

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.s8

Language: English

Ai

v1.c6.s8.1

AIRĀVATA—The great elephant, the riding animal (vāhana) of the god Īśa (? Indra).

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Īśa-mūrtim iti dhyātvā rakta-varṇaṁ cha śishp(-rsh)atam |
Dvi-bhujaṁ dvi-netraṁ cha rathairāvata-vāhanam |

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A class of the five storeyed buildings.

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Mānasāra — Sanskrit