A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Prakara
This page describes Prakara which is located on page 533 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Prakara” according to 46 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: मध्ये निज-निकुञ्जो ऽस्ति द्व-त्रिंशद्-वन-सम्युतः प्रकर-परिखा-युतो ऽरुणाक्षय-वटाजिरः madhye nija-nikunjo sti dva-trimshad-vana-samyutah prakara-parikha-yuto runakshaya-vatajirah madhye—in the midst; nija—own; nikunjah—forest grove; asti—is; dva-trimshat—32; vana—forests; samyutah—endowed; prakara—with a wall; parikha—and moat; yutah—endowed; aruna—red; akshaya—eternal; vata—banyan trees; ajirah—courtyard....
Read full contents: Verse 1.2.37
Manasara (English translation) [by Prasanna Kumar Acharya]
Along the breadth of the Jati class of edifices the Sakala plan (of one plot) should be marked; therefrom should be made the first court; (which is) called the Antar+mandala (innermost enclosure); the second (court is called) the Antahara, the third court is called the Madhyahara; that fourth (court) is called the Prakara [Prakara?] by me for the first time (lit, in addition); thereafter (should be) the fifth court (which is) called the Mahamaryada (the extreme boundary). 15....
Read full contents: Chapter 31 - The Courts (prakara)
Vastu-shastra (2): Town Planning [by D. N. Shukla]
On the Prakara wall were also laid the Kapishirshakas (Kangooras) the battlements and there were also Kandavarinis (the Chaladivarai), the small wall on this thick wall of Prakara. In between them, thus was created a Carika the passage on the Prakara [Prakara?] wall with all kinds of mouldings and projections like Vedikas and Niryuhas. It was also provided with stair-cases and the doors in between for the comfortable ascent and desent (10. 34)....
Read full contents: Chapter 7 - Fortification
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