[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.s3.13 # Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s3.13 Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s3.13 - **Language:** English ### [c4.s3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.13) ancient buildings, and is what the artists call in Tamil \*surul-bódhica\*, roll capital. I cannot find any particular description of it, except a passage in the \*Mánasára\*, which says, “the projecting ornaments on the sides of the capital are made either in the form of an inverted apex or of a \*chacra\*, wheel, or circle.” It is one diameter in height, and projects but three-quarters of the diameter. - [Previous: c4.s3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.12) - [Next: c4.s3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.14) - [Up: c4.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3) ## Cites (1) - [Mānasāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.silpa.dravida.manasara) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.13) · Pramāṇa