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) v6.c40.s32.1
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) v6.c40.s32.1
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The treatise of Maṇḍana, otherwise called Rāja-vallabha-Maṇḍana, Sūtradhāra-Maṇḍana, and also perhaps Bhūpati-vallabha, is unique in a sense. He seems to be a historical person. He is stated to have been 'in the employ of King Kumbhakarṇa of Medapāṭha, and the husband of Mīrābai.' According to Tod, King Kumbha ruled over the country of Mewar from A.D. 1419 to 1469.¹ This treatise bears the titles *Śilpa-śāstra*, *Vāstu-śāstra*, and also *Prāsāda-Maṇḍana-Vāstu-śāstra*.² It deals with the architectural disposition of houses, palaces and temples in the following fourteen chapters :
Linked texts (3)
- Viśvakarmaśilpa — Viśvakarman, Sanskrit
- Vāstuśāstra (Giridhara) — Giridhara, Sanskrit
- Rājavallabhamaṇḍana — Maṇḍana Sūtradhāra, Sanskrit