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.s7.38
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.s7.38
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The *paryaṅka* is 'a magnified *āsandī*, and like it associated with regal style and opulence, rather approaching a bedstead in later Vedic times (*Kaush. Upan.*, I, 5; *Jaim. Brā.*, II, 24, *Śankh. Āran.*, iii), but yet used for sitting only; so also, later on, *āsandi* is taken to mean *paryankikā*, or a smaller variety. But it developed to be of ‘unmeasured splendour,’ having same arrangement of feet and frame, and straps (*tantu*) stretched lengthwise and crosswise, with head-piece of the couch (*śīrshaṇya*), the supporting back (*upaśrī*), and cushion and pillow for the head (*uch-chhīrshaka*).’¹
Linked texts (3)
- Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit
- Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Śāṅkhāyanāraṇyaka — Sanskrit