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.c47.5537
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.c47.5537
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VAHYA—*Lit.* that which can be carried, a couch used by women (*R.-V.*, vii, 55, 8, *A.-V.*, 5, 3 women sitting on it, *A.-V.*, 20, 3 weary bride mounting it, *A.-V.* xiv, 2, 30), canopied reclining arm-chair with poles or handles for carriers, bearing all forms, a bed on which the bride mounts and lies with her groom in the marriage ritual (*A.-V.*, xiv, 2, 20).
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- Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit