Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c78.s2.41
Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c78.s2.41
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v2.c78.s2.41
A word on propriety in painting, that is, how to paint a particular subject, may also be said. This technique is also fully borne out his works, *e. g.*, the ornamentations and dresses in case of hermit girl Śakuntalā (23) and other types of women like Abhisārikā (24) and Virahiṇī (25) as well as swan designs in the garments of a bride and a young king Atithi, (26) etc., etc. Kālidāsa was also fully conversant with the conventions of representations of superhuman beings. Airāvata, the divine elephant with four tusks (27) Yakṣas as youths (28) Siddhas always in pairs, with Vīṇās in their hands (29), kinnaras with the face of a horse (30).