Essay name: Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences)
Author:
Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay in English studies the Manasollasa authored by Someshvara III, representing an ancient encyclopedic work encompassing over 8,000 Sanskrit verses. The text addresses diverse topics like polity, political sciences, architecture, jurisprudence, iconography, idol-making, and various arts and sciences such as mathematics.
Chapter 4 - Fine arts in Manasollassa
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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The Manasollāsa refers to a class of painting called
"Bhāva-Citra and explains it as 'a painting which manifests
Rasa, such as śrigāra etc.
88 Someśvara gives measurements for the Citras as follows:
8 Paramanu
8 Trasarenu
8 vālāgra
8 Likṣ�
8 yūka
8 Yava
2 Mātra
3 Matra
4 Angula
3 Bhaga
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] 1 Trasarenu
1 vālāgra
1 Liksā
1 Yūka
1 Yava
1 Angula or Mātrā
1 Golaka or Kala
12 Kala
1 Bhāga
1 Vitasti, rāla or Mukha
89 88. शृंगारादिरसो यत्र दर्शनादे� गम्यते �
भावचित्र� तदाख्यात� चित्रकौतुककारकम् � [śṛṃgārādiraso yatra darśanādeva gamyate |
bhāvacitra� tadākhyāta� citrakautukakārakam || ] 3.1.942.
89. तत्र मानं प्रवक्ष्यामि शरीरे नव तालकम् �
परमाण्वादिभेदे� यथावोच� (�) प्रजायते �
परमाणुभिरष्टाभिस्त्रसरेणुर्निगद्यत� �
त्रसरेणुभिरष्टाभिर्वालाग्रमभिधीयत� �
वालागैरष्टाभिर्लिक्ष� का लिक्षाष्टक� भवेत� �
यूकाष्टक� यव� प्रोक्तो यवाष्टकमथाङ्गुलम� �
एकाङ्गुल� भवेन्मात्र� द्वे मात्रे गोलक� कल� �
त्रिमात्रमध्यर्धकल� भागस्त� चतुरङ्गुलम� |
त्रय� भागा वितस्तिस्स्याद्वितस्तिस्ता� उच्यते �
तालास्तु� मुखमाख्यात� व्यवहारा� कोविदै� �
[tatra māna� pravakṣyāmi śarīre nava tālakam |
paramāṇvādibhedena yathāvoca� (1) prajāyate ||
paramāṇubhiraṣṭābhistrasareṇurnigadyate |
trasareṇubhiraṣṭābhirvālāgramabhidhīyate ||
vālāgairaṣṭābhirlikṣ� kā likṣāṣṭaka� bhavet |
yūkāṣṭaka� yava� prokto yavāṣṭakamathāṅgulam ||
ekāṅgula� bhavenmātrā dve mātre golaka� kalā |
trimātramadhyardhakalā bhāgastu caturaṅgulam |
trayo bhāgā vitastissyādvitastistāla ucyate |
tālāstu� mukhamākhyāta� vyavahārāya kovidai� ||
] 3.1.204-208.
