[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834) › c4.62 # Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.62 Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.62 - **Language:** English ### [c4.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.62) To begin, then, with the circular mouldings: the section of that which is called \*cumuda\* (10), literally \*nymphæa esculenta\*, is a semicircle projecting from a vertical diameter, and corresponds with the astragal, bead, or torus of the Grecian orders. It is chiefly employed in bases and cornices. - [Previous: c4.61](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.61) - [Next: c4.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.63) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.62) · Pramāṇa