[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) › c2.71 # Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India c2.71 Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India c2.71 - **Language:** English ### [c2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.71) Bhaṭṭasvāmin quotes also a verse on yantras in general as of three kinds, \*Vyādhita\*, \*Bhrāmita\* and \*Bhārayukta\*: the first acts by being pressed, the second by rotation and the third by its sheer weight. - [Previous: c2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.70) - [Next: c2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.72) - [Up: c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.71) · Pramāṇa