Mayamata and Building Construction (study)
by Ripan Ghosh | 2024 | 61,593 words
This page relates 鈥楶ramalika (Braces) and Dandika (consoles)鈥� of the study dealing with Mayamata鈥攁n ancient Indian architectural treatise dealing with building construction (bhavana-nirmana). It forms part of 鈥淰astuvidya鈥�: a stream of Sanskrit technical literature encompassing village and town planning, temple architecture and other aspects like site selection, orientation, and structural arrangements aimed at promoting harmony and prosperity.
Part 6.2-3 - 笔谤补尘腻濒颈办腻 (Braces) and 顿补峁囜笉颈办腻 (consoles)
[Full title: Details regarding the Entablature (Prastarakara峁嘺) (2-3) 笔谤补尘腻濒颈办腻 (Braces) and 顿补峁囜笉颈办腻 (consoles)]
笔谤补尘腻濒颈办腻 (Braces):
The 辫谤补尘腻濒颈办腻, or braces, is another moulding of the entablature. It is place above the 惫腻箩补苍补 and associated with 艣颈办丑补 (tenons) at its top and bottom parts. The 辫谤补尘腻濒颈办腻 plays a significant role similar to that of struts (办腻测补辫腻诲补). Maya prescribes that the height of the 辫谤补尘腻濒颈办腻 should be measured as one 诲补峁囜笉补, and the diameter should be calculated as a quarter or a third of its height. The top of the 辫谤补尘腻濒颈办腻 should be decorated like an elephant鈥檚 trunk, joining with the kumbha (bell capital) and 尘补峁囜笉颈 (abacus).
顿补峁囜笉颈办腻 (consoles):
顿补峁囜笉颈办腻 is another moulding of the column. According to the 办腻尘颈办腻驳补尘补 text, this is the fifth moulding from the top of the entablature. According to Maya, this moulding should be arranged above the 辫谤补尘腻濒颈办腻, and the width of the 诲补峁囜笉颈办腻 is to be measured as half of the pillar鈥檚 width, with a thickness calculated as a quarter of the pillar鈥檚 width, equal to one 诲补峁囜笉补 (module). Therefore, it is called 诲补峁囜笉颈办腻. Maya suggests that the 诲补峁囜笉颈办腻 moulding should be designed in the shape of 尘耻峁ａ弓颈产补苍诲丑补 and should have a square section.