Architecture of Manasara (Original Sanskrit Text with English Translation and Notes)(Set of Three Volumes)

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Publisher : Bharatiya Kala Prakashan
Author : Prasanna Kumar Acharya
Language : Sanskrit text with English Translation
Pages : 1096
Cover : Hardcover
Dimension : 28 cm x 23 cm
Weight : 4.11 kg
Edition : 2023
ISBN : 9788180902796

About the Book

Architecture and sculpture, both sacred and secular, through, have witnessed the best of human imagination and innovation serving culture and civilization in their evolution all over the world. Coming to the present generation, while the global necessity is protection of the nature, sustainable development and eco-friendly creations and constructions the artists, sculptors and architects in the east and the west have started rediscovering the classic oriental standards outlined in scriptures or presented in scientific details in specific technical texts in Sanskrit and allied languages, which have been practice for a very long time in human history. This invariably proved by the great monuments and heritage sites in incredible India and Indian sub content.Manasara is regarded as the most standard and complete treatise, rather the fountain-head of all the Silpa texts. The very name ‘Manasara, means the ‘Essence if Measurement’. Of the seventy chapters if Manasara, the first eight are introductory , the next forty-two deal with architectural matters, and the last twenty are devoted to sculpture, where sculptural details of idols of deities of the Hindus, the Buddhists and Jains , statues of great personages and images of animals and birds are given. This new revised edition contains the original Sanskrit text along with the English translation and explanatory notes. Besides General Index, a Glossary of the technical terms is also appended to the work. However, the present work is sure to inspire the specialist with rare information and insight and also will bring home to the lay reader the contribution of ancient Indian in this highly technical area of human enterprise.

About the Author

Dr Narasingha Charan Panda (Dr N.C. Panda), Associate Professor in Sanskrit, Vishveshvranand Vishvabandhu Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies (V.V. B.I.S. and I.S.), Punjab University, Sadhu Ashram , Hoshiarpur , is well –known in the field of Indological Research, who combines in him a comprehensive understanding of scholarly issues, impartial judgment and an exemplary clarity of expression.

After Graduation (B. A. Hons. in Sanskrit) from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, and Post-graduation and M. Phil., degrees from Kurukshetra University, he obtained Ph. D. Degree in Vedic Studies from Punjab University, Chandigarh. In addition to these, Dr Panda is also qualified in other Indological branches, like: Buddhism (Acharya), Kashmir Saivism (M.Phil.), Indian Philosophy (Acharya), and C.C. in German.

Presently, Dr Panda is the Associate Editor of Vishveshvarananad Indological Research Journal. As an ardent scholar and a successful researcher of Indology, he has contributed a number of learned Research papers, and has written and edited some valuable books, viz: Perspectives of Indian Thought; Upadsasahasri (Revised and Ed.); Buddhism (Pali Text with English trans. in two Vols, Compiled and Ed.); kalatattvakosa Lexicon, Vols. V and VI (ED.); Saundarualahari (Critically Edited); Sankhya-karika (Rev. and Ed.); Mahanirvana Tantra (Ed.); Mahavamsa (Rev. and Ed.), Aspects of Vedanta (Ed.), Essays on the Gita (Ed.), Life of Gautama Buddha (Compiled and Ed.); Gods and Goddess in Indian Art and Literature; Manasara (Rev. and Ed.), etc