Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts
by Rajendralala Mitra | 1871 | 921,688 words
These pages represent a detailed description of Sanskrit manuscripts housed in various libraries and collections around the world. Each notice typically includes the physical characteristics, provenance, script, and sometimes even summaries of the content of the Sanskrit manuscripts. The collection helps preserve and make accessible the vast herit...
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307 laying them out. 9, Ditto of towns. 10, Directions for laying out squares, octagons, &c. 11, Laying the foundation and the ceromonies to be observed on the occasion. 12, Plinth. 13, Base. 14, Pillars. 15, Stone-work. 16, Joining or cementation. 17, Spires or tops of houses. 18, One-storied houses. 19-20, Two-storied houses. 21, Three, four, &c.,-storied houses. 22, Gopuras or gates. 23, Mandapas. 24, Out-offices, barns, treasuries, &c. 25, Mandapa sabhas, or open courts. 26, Linear Measure-of finger-breadths, &c. Beginning. pranamya sirasa devam sarvajnam jagadisvaram | tam stastva matalam srutva sasti sastram yathakramam || naitalanam manusyanam vakhadinam sukhodayam | prajno munirmayah kartti sarvesam vastukarmanam || adi vastuprakarantu bhupariksaparigraham | manopakaranam caiva sankasthapanamargakam || supadam suravinyasam balikarmavidhim tatha | gramadinanca vinyamam laksanam nagaradisu || bhulambhasya vidhanam ca garbhavinyasa laksanam | upapithavidhanam cadhisthananam ca laksanam || stambhanam laksanam caiva prastarasya ca laksanam | sandhikarmavidhanam ca sikharanam tu laksanam || ekabhumi vidhanam ca dvitalasya tu laksanam | tritalasya vidhanam ca caturbhumyadilaksanam || sasalam parivaranam gopuranam tu laksanam | mandapadividhim caiva salanam caiva laksanam || grahavinyasamarga ca grahavesanameva ca | rajavesma vidhanam ca dvaravinyasa laksanam || yananam sayananam ca laksanam lingalaksanam | pithasya laksanam samyaganukarmavidhim tatha || pratimalaksanam devadevinam manalaksanam | caksurunmolanam caiva sanksipyaham yathakramam || camatyasyaiva mayasca yatra yatra vasanti hi | tadvatasthimatajne (?) stadbhedam ca vadamyaham || 262