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Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary)

by D. N. Shukla | 1960 | 15,592 words | ISBN-10: 8121506115 | ISBN-13: 9788121506113

Hinduism Śāstra Vastushastra
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Summary: An English summary of the Samarangana-Sutradhara by Bhoja representing a voluminous treatise on the science of Architecture, also known as Vastu-Shastra, encompassing eighty-three chapters in Sanskrit shloka format. The Samaranganasutradhara includes topics predominantly dealing with Architecture, Arts and Crafts, but also deals with Creation-theory, Geography, Iconography.

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The full text of the Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary) in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Introduction to the Samarāṅgaṇa-Sūtradhāra
Chapter 1 - The Advent of Earth (Mahāsamāgamana)
Chapter 2 - The Dialogue Between Father and Sons—(Viśvakarmā Putra-Saṃvāda)
Chapter 3 - The Query (Praśna-adhyāya)
Chapter 4 - Creation (Mahadādisarga)
Chapter 5 - The Geography (Bhuvanakośa)
Chapter 6 - Men in the Company of Gods (Sahadevādhikāra)
Chapter 7 - The Division of the Society According to Varṇa and Āśrama
Chapter 8 - The Qualification of an Architect (Sthapati-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 9 - The Eightfold limbs of the body of the Vāstu-Śāstra (Aṣṭāṅga-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 10 - The Selection of the Site (Bhūmiparīkṣā)
Chapter 17 - Towns and their Categories (Nagarādisaṃjñyā)
Chapter 18 - The Town Planning (Puraniveśa)
Chapter 20 - Offerings (Balidāna)
Chapter 21 - The Altar (Vedī-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 22 - Indra’s Flag (Indradhvaja-nirūpaṇa)
Chapter 23 - The Foundation Laying Ceremony (Śilānyāsa)
Chapter 24 - The First Operations (Kīlaka-sūtrapāta)
Chapter 25 - The Measurement of the Pedestal (Pīṭhamāna)
Chapter 26 - The Planning of a Royal Palace (Rājaniveśa)
Chapter 27 - The Various types of Palaces (Rājagṛha)
Chapter 28 - The Assembly Hall (Sabhā)
Chapter 29 - Stables for Elephants (Gajaśālā)
Chapter 30 - The Stables for the Horses (Aśvaśāla)
Chapter 31 - The Shrines (Āyatana-niveśa)
Chapter 32-36 - Architecture of the Śālā-houses
Chapter 37 - The Declivity etc. (Nimnocca-ādi-phala)
Chapter 38 - Dvārapīṭha-bhittimāna-ādi
Chapter 39 - Entry into the Forest (Vanapraveśa)
Chapter 40 - Proportions and Component parts (Gṛha-dravya-pramāṇa)
Chapter 41 - The door and its Merits and Demerits (Dvāra-guṇadoṣa)
Chapter 42 - The Masonry (Caya-vidhi)
Chapter 43 - Decorating rules (Aprayojya-prayojya)
Chapter 44 - The effects of the Door break (Dvāra-bhaṅga-phala)
Chapter 45 - Rebuilding the broken Toraṇa (Toraṇa-bhaṅga-śāntika)
Chapter 46 - The defects of the house (Gṛhadoṣa-nirūpaṇa)
Chapter 47 - Propitiatory measures (Śāntika-vidhi)
Chapter 48 - The Machines (Yantra-adhyāya)
Chapter 49 - The Couches and the Cots (Śayana-āsana)
Chapter 50 - Rucaka etc. 64 Prāsādas
Chapter 51 - Genealogy of the Prāsādas (Prāsādajāti)
Chapter 52-54 - Various details regard the Prāsādas
Chapter 55 - Rucaka etc. 64 Temples (Rucakādi-prāsāda)
Chapter 56 - The Dedication of the Temples (Prāsāda-stavana)
Chapter 57 - Vimāna etc. 65 Prāsādas
Chapter 58 - Meru and others, 16 Prāsādas (Meru-ādi-ṣoḍaśa Prāsāda)
Chapter 59 - Śrīdhara etc. 40 Temples of the pure type
Chapter 60 - Meru etc. 20 Prāsādas
Chapter 61 - The twenty Nagara Temples (Mervādi-viṃśikā-nāgara-prāsāda)
Chapter 62 - 36 Prāsādas beginning with Śrīkūṭa (Śrīkūṭa-ādi-ṣaṭtriṃśat Prāsāda)
Chapter 63-64 - The five-fold terraces (Pīṭha-pañcaka) and Drāviḍa Prāsāda
Chapter 65 - The Vāvāṭa Style (Digbhadra Prāsāda)
Chapter 66 - Bhūmija Prāsāda
Chapter 67-68 - Pavilions (maṇḍapa) attached to the temples
Chapter 69-70 - Terraces (Jagatīs) and Jagatī-prāsādas
Chapter 71 - Iconography of the Phalli (liṅga) and their Pedestals (pīṭha)
Chapter 72 - The Gods and Goddesses and their forms and Mudrās (weapons etc.)
Chapter 73 - Iconography (Pratimā-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 74 - The demerits and merits of images (Doṣaguṇa-nirūpaṇa)
Chapter 75 - The five-fold Men Women (Pañca-puruṣa-strī-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 76-78 - Three broad categories of poses and postures (Mudrās)
Chapter 79 - Painting essentials (Citra-uddeśa)
Chapter 80 - The Vartikā and the backgrounds (Bhūmibandha)
Chapter 81 - The paints and the plasters and Brushes (Lepya-karma-ādika)
Chapter 82 - The Measurements of Aṇḍakas (Aṇḍaka-pramāṇa)
Chapter 83 - Measurements and forms (Māna-utpatti)
Chapter 84 - The Rasas and Rasa-dṛṣṭis (Rasadṛṣṭi-lakṣaṇa)

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