[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952) › c2.197 # Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India c2.197 Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India c2.197 - **Language:** English ### [c2.197](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.197) In the class of up-and-down play of water, Bhoja expatiates upon the \*Dhārāgṛiha\*, shower-bower, in the garden; its popularity has already been noted, and Bhoja has already given a description of it in Chapter 18. Its great vogue can also be seen from its different types known by distinct names mentioned by Bhoja: (1) \*Pravarshaṇa\*, the shower, (2) \*Praṇāla\*, the pipe, (3) \*Jalamagna\*, the subaquatic, and (4) the \*Nandyāvarta\*, in a special design. These are constructed only in palaces for the King's pleasure. (117-18). - [Previous: c2.196](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.196) - [Next: c2.198](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.198) - [Up: c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.197](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.197) · Pramāṇa