Built Formstubschool: pan-indian· Bṛhat Saṁhitā
Vritta (round pillar)
vṛtta
frm-vritta-stambhaDefinition
Cylindrical pillar.
Classical
Prāṇa relevance
Prāṇa relation not yet traced — a complete, acceptable terminal state.
Sources
- txt-brihat-samhita53.28–29Classical✓ verifiedshape-class; ninefold division applies to the pillar generally
Other attributes
- Form Class
- pillar
- Pillar Ninths Note
- All pillars divide into nine parts: bottom two = vahana ('support'), then ghata ('pot'), padma ('lotus'), top = uttaroshtha ('upper lip'); motifs carved there (53.29). An alternative allotment of the eighth/ninth parts is reported by Utpala [CLASSICAL — txt-utpala-vivrti].