Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India c2.222

c2.222

Reference may also be made to Penzer and the evidence collected by him on the Greeks and automata. In his translation of the *Kathāsaritsāgara* ("Ocean of Story ") Vol. III (1925), in a separate Note (pp. 56-59) on the automatic toys of Somaprabhā and the city of machines of the architect Rājyadhara, Penzer has presented very valuable information. According to him,