Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary)
by D. N. Shukla | 1960 | 15,592 words | ISBN-10: 8121506115 | ISBN-13: 9788121506113
This page describes The Measurements of Andakas (Andaka-pramana) which is chapter 82 English summary of the Samarangana-Sutradhara by Bhoja. This work in Sanskrit representing a voluminous treatise on Vastu-Shastra (the science of Architecture), encompassing a broad range of subjects, such as Architecture, Shilpa-shastra (Iconography, Arts and Crafts) but also deals with Creation-theory, Geography, Philosophu, etc.
Chapter 82 - The Measurements of Aṇḍakas (Aṇḍaka-pramāṇa)
[Note: This chapter corresponds to the chapter 74 of the original Samarāṅgaṇa-Sūtradhāra]
Aṇḍaka is a symbolism or sketch of painting. It has principally three varieties in general, Mukhāṇḍaka, Vṛttāṇḍaka and Alasāṇḍaka. All these are applicable in various paintings of various individuals, men, women, children, and gods, demi-gods and other celestial beings and even birds and animals not excluded. A detailed notice of all these has been taken in the study (Vol. II).