Zone / Roomstubschool: pan-indian· Bṛhat Saṁhitā
Tank / reservoir
taḍāga
zon-tadagaDefinition
A constructed water tank/reservoir; BS 54 (closing verses) covers its embankment-hardening, shade-trees, and stone sluice, and pairs it with gardens (55.1).
Classical
Prāṇa relevance
Tank + garden create the tranquil, shaded environment in which deities are said to dwell with pleasure (56.1–8) — an affective place-quality thread; the worshipper-prana link is not stated.
Connections (1)
placed-in · 1
- BS 55.1: tanks uncharming without shaded sides; tank and garden mutually beneficial.
Sources
- txt-brihat-samhita54 (closing verses on tanks); 55.1Classical✓ verifiedtank construction; tank-garden pairing
Other attributes
- Function
- water storage; with shade-gardens, a charming and meritorious work
- Construction Note
- Banks hardened by elephant/horse trampling and flat wooden rammers; shaded with named trees; outlet via a stone sluice with an apertureless mud-fastened panel [CLASSICAL — 54, closing verses].