Principle / Ruledraft· Bṛhat Saṁhitā

Frame, pillar, and beam proportions

rul-component-proportions

Prāṇa relevance

Prāṇa relation not yet traced — a complete, acceptable terminal state.

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Other attributes

Rule Class
prescription
Statement
Door side-frame thickness in angula = door height in hasta; threshold and lintel = 1.5 × that; breadth of all four pieces = 7 × door-height ÷ 80. Pillar width at base = 9 × its height ÷ 80, tapering one-tenth to the top; circumference = 3 × width. The pillar divides into ninths: bottom two = vahana, then ghata, padma, top = uttaroshtha. Main architrave = pillar thickness; each successive beam = 3/4 of the one before.
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CLASSICAL