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) v7.c47.2196

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) v7.c47.2196

Language: English

v7.c47.2196

(2) Stambhasya parikshepāsh shaḍ-āyāmā dvi-guṇo nikhātaḥ chūlikāyāś chatur-bhāgaḥ—'in fixing a pillar 6 parts are to form its height on the floor, twice as much (12 parts) to be entered into the ground, and one-fourth for its *capital*.'—(*Kauṭilīya-Artha-śāstra*, Chap. XXIV p. 53.)

Cites (1)

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit