Manasara by Prasanna Kumar Acharya

Author:Prasanna Kumar Acharya [Acharya, Prasanna Kumar]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Āya and other formulas of the Jāti building:

[Note: These formulas have been once more referred to in connection with the measurement of villages (Chapter IX: 63-93, pages 65-67), Sec also the writer’s Dictionary, pages 600-610.]

168. I shall describe in order the particulars of the Aya [Āya?] and other formulas with reference to the Jāti class of buildings.

169-171. With reference to breadth, etc., of the aforesaid buildings should be considered the formulas of Āya (increase), Vyaya (decrease), Yoni (source), Nakṣatra (planet), Vāra (day), and Aṃśa (part) or Tithi; these are known as the set of the six formulas by those conversant with the Āya and other formulas.

172-173. The (set of the) six beginning from AĀa and ending at Aṃśa are considered in case of the buildings of the Śaṃcita and Asaṃcita classes; and the (sot of the) six beginning from the Āya and ending at Tithi (instead of Aṃśa) are considered in case of the buildings of the Apasaṃcita class.

174-175. The Jāti, Chanda, Vikalpa, and Abhāsa: these four classes should be measured in proportion of one, three-fourths, one-half, and one-fourth cubit respectively.

176. Tho measurement of buildings should be carried out by considering all these peculiarities.

177-178. The length should be multiplied by six in the Saṃcita class of buildings, by seven in the Asṃcita class of buildings, and by eight in the Apasaṃcita class of buildings, and the products (in all cases) should be divided by twelve; the remainders are said to be the Āya.

179. (The breadth) being multiplied by seven, eight, or nine, the product should be divided by ten; the remainder would be the Vyaya.

180. (The breadth) being multiplied by one, two, or three, the product should be divided by eight; the remainder would be the Yoni.

181-182. (The length) being multiplied by six, seven, or eight, the product should be divided by twenty-seven; the remainder would be the Nakṣhatra, which are counted as Aśvinī, (Bharaṇī) and so on.

183-184. (The circumference or height) being multiplied by six, eight, or nine, the product should be divided by seven; the remainder would be the Vāta, which consists of (seven) days starting with Sunday.

185. (The circumference) being multiplied by three or four, the product should be divided by nine; the remainder would be the Aṃśa, which are nine in number.

186. (The circumference) being multiplied by nine, the product should be divided by thirty; the remainder would be the Tithi.

187-189. The Āya consists of a group of twelve, namely, the Siddhi (success) etc.; the Vyaya consists of a group of ten, namely, the Śikhara, etc.; the Yoni consists of a. group of eight, namely, the Dhvaja etc., the Aṃśaka consists of a group of nine, namely, the Taskara etc.; and the Tithi consists of a group of fifteen, namely, the Prathamā, etc.; the wise architect should count these in the manner mentioned above.

190. Prosperity would take leave of a building if its measurements be not verified by the whole set of six formulas, namely, the Āya, etc.

191-194. Of the set of the six, namely, the Āya, etc.

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