Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c76.177

v2.c76.177

The definition of the Viddha stops with the third foot and the fourth foot describes another picture called Nāla. What is Nāla? It is the Aviddha of Someśvara. Both Nāla and Aviddha are described as ‘Ākāramātraka.’ Aviddha is something like a Memory-sketch drawn by an artist giving only just those few lines which are enough to show the likeness of the object portrayed (ākāramātrasampatti). Now I am disposed to think that the Satya of the *Viṣṇudharmottara* is the Viddha of Someśvara. Satya and Viddha are two names of realistic picture with complete Sādṛśya [Sādṛśya which stands for Realism and is the one feature which emphasises the fact that Painting is also an ‘Imitation-Art’, is mentioned often in the *Viṣṇudharmottara* as one of the excellences of Picture which the artist must try to secure.]—.