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) v4.c30.s1.20
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) v4.c30.s1.20
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² More literally ‘by the sages known as Mānasāra’ (literally essence of measurement), i.e., by those who specialize in mensuration or measuring which is a very important feature of the science of architecture. The term *mānasāra* has been used in three different senses: (i) as a generic name of architects, (ii) as the title of the treatise, and (iii) as the individual name of its author or compiler, *cf.* chapter LXX, concluding lines, chapter XXXIII, 2, LXVIII, 11, chapter LXIX, 216. As the possible name of an architect it is mentioned in the Holal inscription (Epigraphist’s Report, 1914-15, p. 90) and the *Agni-purāṇa* (chapter XLII, 127), and as the name of a king in the *Daśa-kumāra-charita* (ed. Kale, pp. 4, 12, 43). For more details see the writer’s *Indian Architecture*, pp. 2, 3, 4.
Linked texts (3)
- Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Mānasāra — Sanskrit
- Daśakumāracarita — Daṇḍin, Sanskrit