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.c47.5726
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.c47.5726
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‘A car or chariot (of the gods) sometimes serving as seat or throne, sometimes self-moving and carrying its occupants through the skies; other descriptions make the Vimāna more like a house or palace and one kind is said to be seven storeys high; that of Rāvaṇa was called Pushpaka-(vimāna); any car or vehicle; a horse; a palace, the palace of an emperor or supreme monarch.’
*Cf.* Rajato-vimānaṁ sapta-chakraṁ ratham। (*Pet. Dict.*)