Samyuktastambha, Samyukta-stambha: 1 definition

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Vastushastra (architecture)

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Source: Shodhganga: Temples of Salem region Up to 1336 AD

Samyuktastambha (सम्युक्तस्तम्भ).—This type of pillar (stambha) possesses a lofty shaft (daṇḍa) consisting of pillarets on its side or sides. Their number may vary from one to twelve. Depending upon the number of pillarets and their arrangement, they are named differently.

The table provided below provides the different sub-types of pillars mentioned in the Texts.

  1. supratīkānta (pillar with one pillaret),
  2. sūryakānta (pillar with two pillarets on either sides),
  3. brāhmaṇakānta (pillar with four pillarets at the four corners),
  4. kailasakānta (pillar with two pillarets on either sides),
  5. merukānta (pillar with two pillarets on all four sides),
  6. nandīśakānta (pillar with two or four pillarets and is void of the main shaft).
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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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