Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.70

c4.70

A *pat'tá* or *pat'tica* (7) signifies a band. It is often confounded with the moulding called *vájina*, especially in pedestals and bases, as it appears to be of the same form, to be used in the same situation, and to have the same height and projection with the latter; but when employed in architraves and friezes, its height and projection increase considerably.