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Layout For Different Sacrifices According to Different Srauta Sutras

IDH216

by Dr. R.P. Kulkarni
Hardcover (Edition: 1997)

Nag Publishers
ISBN 8170813409

Size: 8.6" X 5.4"
Pages: 240

About the Book

This book,' Layout for Different Sacrifices according to Different Sulbasutras' is a companion volume of the earlier published book 'Layout and construction of Citis according to Baudhayanam, Manava and Apastamba Sulbasstras, by the same author.

The book gives in detail layout of fire-places, vedis, pavilions, etc., required for different sacrifices namely Darsapurnamasau, Caturmasya, Nirudha Pasubandha, Soma, Soma with a citi, and Sautramani, according to four Acaryas, Baudhayana, Manva, Apastamba and Katyayana, a number of detailed dimensioned figures explaining the text are included. References to relevant quotes are given for each statement made regarding layouts.

About the Author

Dr. R.P. Kulkarni is a civil engineer by profession He was awarded Ph. D. in Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, he is an ardent student of Indian Silpasastra and studied sulbasutras as these give information of giving layout of citis, pavilions, vedis, etc. for different sacrifices. The basic knowledge of geometry is also given in these sulbasutras. His following books on this subject are published:

i. Cara Sulbasutre - Translation in Marathi of Sulbsutras by Baudhayana, Manava, Apastamba and Katyayana.

ii. Geometry according to Sulbasutra - Derivations of different geometrical theoroms, formulae, etc., given in the sulbasutras, by different scholars as well as his own contribution, are presented.

iii. Layout and Construction of Citis according to Baudhayana, Manava, and Apastamba Sulbasutras - The present volume is companion of this volume.

CONTENTS

Preface	i
Chapter I	1-11
Introductory
The Antiquity of Srauta Sacrifices.	1
Srauta Sacrifices	1
Darsapurnamasa Sacrifices	1
Caturmasya Sacrifices	2
Animal Sacrifices	3
Agnistoma	3
Sautramani	4
The State of Knowledge of Mathematics	4
at the Srauta Sutra Period
Implements for giving layout	9
APPENDIX
Translation by Eggling of Satapatha Brahmana (10.2.3.7-15)	10
PART 1 (BAUDHAYANA)
LENGTH MEASURES ACCORDING TO BAUDHAYANA SULBASUTRA	12
CHAPTER - II	17-34
THE LAYOUT OF FIRE-PLACES AND THE ALTAR OF THE NEW - MOON AND THE FULL-MOON SACRIFICES.
Fire -places	17
Locations of Fire-places	18
The Altar	24
Mekhalas of Fire-places and the Altar	25
The Rubbish Heap	26
The Fire-hall	27
Proceedure to give the Lay-out	29
The Layout of the Fire-hall	29
The Layout of Fire-places	30
Construction of the Ahavaniya Fire-place	30
Construction of the Garhapatya Fire-place	32
Construction of the Daksinagni	32
Construction of the Altar	33
CHAPTER - III	35-41
THE LAYOUT OF THE ANIMAL SACRIFICE
Fire-places and the Altar	35
The Pasubandhiki Vedi	35
The Catvala	38
The Utkara	39
The Sacrificial Post	39
The Samitra Vedi	40
The Layout of the Pasuki Vedi	41
CHAPTER IV	42-47
THE LAYOUT OF CATURMASYA SACRIFICES
The Vaisvadeva-parvan	42
The Varunapraghasa-parvan	42
Layout of Altars	45
The Sakamedha-parvan	45
The Layout of the Paitrki Vedi	47
The Sunasiriya-parvan	47
CHAPTER - V	48-65
THE LAYOUT OF THE SOMA SACRIFICE (AGNISTOMA)
Selection of the Site for the Soma Sacrifice	48
Fixing the East and the West Directions	48
Construction of the Fire-hall	50
Preparation of Mounds	51
Erection of Other Chambers	52
The Mahavedi	53
The Uttaravedi	55
The Catvala and the Utkara	57
The Sadas	57
Location of the Audumbari-post in the Sadas	59
Location of Dhisnyas in the Sadas	60
The Havirdhana Mandapa	60
Location of the Uparavass	62
The Agnidhriya and the Marjaliya Chambers	63
Erection of the Sacrificial Post	65
The Samitra Vedi	65
CHAPTER - VI	66-72
THE LAYOUT OF THE SOMA SACRIFICE WITH THE CITI
Fire-places	66
The Garhapatya Citi	66
The Mahavedi and the Mandapas	69
Locations of the Catvala, Utkara and Uparavas	71
Location of the Citi	72
CHAPTER - VII	73-78
THE LAYOUT OF THE SAUTRAMANI SACRIFICE
The Caraka Sautramani Sacrifice	73
The Layout of the Sautramani Altar	76
PART 2 (MANAVA)
LENGTH MEASURES ACCORDING TO MANAVA SULBASUTRA	81-82
CHATER - VIII	83-87
THE LAYOUT OF FIRE-PLACES AND THE ALTAR OF THE NEW-MOON AND THE FULL-MOON SACRIFICES.
Fire-places	83
The Rubbish Heap	85
The Darsiki Vedi	85
The Fire-hall	86
The Patni-sala	87
CHAPTER - IX	88-95
THE LAYOUT OF CATURMASYA SACRIFICES
The Varunapraghasa-parvan	88
The Catvala and the Utkara	93
The Sakamedha-parvan	93
The Layout of the Paitrki Vedi	93
CHAPTER - X	96-100
THE LAYOUT OF THE ANIMAL SACRIFICE
The Pasuki Vedi	96
The layout of the Altar	96
The Catvala	99
The Samitra Vedi	100
CHAPTER - XI	101-111
The Site	101
Fire-places and the Darsiki Vedi	103
The Mahavedi	103
The Fire-hall	103
The Northern Altar	105
The Catvala and the Utkara	105
The Sadas	105
The Procedure of Giving the Layout of the Sadas	106
Dhisnyas in the Sadas	108
The Havirdhana Mandapa	108
The Uparavas	110
The Marjaliya Dhisnya	11
The Samitra Vedi	11
CHAPTER - XII	112-115
THE LAYOUT OF THE SOMA SACRIFICE WITH THE CITI.
The Garhapatya Citi and the Mounds in the Fire-hall	112
The Sadas	114
The Citi	115
CHAPTER - XIII	116-119
THE LAYOUT OF THE SAUTRAMANI SACRIFICE
The Fire-hall	116
The Altar	116
Layout of the Altar	116
The Adhvaryu's and the Pratiprasthatr's Mounds	119
PART 3 (APASTAMBA)
LENGTH MEASURES ACCORDING TO APASTAMBA SULBASUTRA	123
CHAPTER XIV	125-131
THE LAYOUT OF FIRE-PLACES, THE ALTAR AND THE FIRE-HALL OF THE NEW-MOON AND THE FULL-MOON SACRIFICES.
The Fire-chambers	125
The Ahavaniya Fire-place	127
The Garhapatya Fire-place	127
The Daksinagni	127
The Sabhya and the Avasathya Fire-place	128
Locations of Fire-places	128
The Darsiki Vedi	129
The Rubbish Heap	131
CHAPTER XV	132-137
THE LAYOUT OF THE NIRUDHA PASUBANDHA SACRIFICE
Fire-places	132
The Pasuki Vedi	132
The Catvala	134
The Utkara	135
Specifications of the Sacrificial Post	135
CHAPTER - XVI	138-142
THE LAYOUT OF CATURHASYA SACRIFICES
The Varunapraghasa-parvan	138
The Uttaravedi	138
The Catvala	140
The Utakara	140
The Sakamedha-parvan	140
Fire-places	140
The paitrki Vedi	142
CHAPTER - XVII	143-172
Selection of the Site	143
Fire-places	143
The Fire-hall	145
The Mahavedi	146
The Uttaravedi	146
The Catvala	147
The Rubbish Heap	147
The Sadas	148
Dhisnyas in the Sadas	149
The Havirdhana Mandapa	150
The Uparavas	152
The Mound	153
The Agnidhriya Mandapa	153
The Marjaliya Dhisnya	154
The Samitr Dhisnya	155
Procedure of Giving the Layout	155
Erection of the Fire-hall	156
Erection of the Diksa Mandapa	157
The Layout of Fire-places in the fire-hall	158
The Ahavaniya Fire-place	158
The Garhapatya Fire place	159
The Anvaharyapacana Fire-place	159
The Darsiki Vedi	160
Layout of Kharas	162
The Mahavedi	162
The Catvala	164
The Utkara	165
The Uttara Vedi	165
The Sadas	165
The Havirdhana Mandapa	168
The Agnidhriya Mandapa	171
The Marjaliya Dhisnya	172
The Samitra Vedi	172
CHAPTER XVIII	173-174
THE LAYOUT OF THE SOMA SACRIFICE WITH THE CITI
The Garhapatya Citi	173
Dhisnyas	174
CHAPTER - XIX	175
THE LAYOUT OF THE SAUTRAMANI SACRIFICE
The Caraka Sautramani	175
The Kaukili Sautramani	175
PART 4 (KATYAYANA)
LENGTH MEASURES ACCORDING TO KATYAYANA SULBASUTRA	179
CHAPTER XX	181-186
THE LAYOUT OF FIRE-PLACES, THE DARSIKI VEDI AND THE FIRE-HALL OF THE NEW-MOON AND THE FULL-MOON SACRIFICES.
Fire places	181
Locations of fire-places	183
The Rubbish Heap	184
The Darsiki Vedi	184
Pavilions	186
CHAPTER - XXI	187-192
The Varunapraghasa-parvan	187
The Southern Altar	189
The Catvala	189
The Utkara	191
The Sacrificial Post	191
The Sakamedha Parvan	191
CHAPTER XXII	193-195
THE LAYOUT OF THE NIRUDHA PASUBANDHA SACRIFICE
Fire-places and Altars	193
The Catvala and the Utkara	193
Specifications of the Sacrificial Post	193
CHAPTER - XXIII	196-207
THE LAYOUT OF THE SOMA SACRIFICE
Selection of the Site	196
Fixing the central East-West line	196
The fire-hall	199
The Mahavedi	200
The Sadas	201
The Havirdhana Mandapa	203
The Agnidhriya Mandapa	205
The Marjaliya Mandapa	206
The Uttaravedi	206
The Catvala	206
The Utkara	207
CHAPTER XXIV	208-212
THE LAYOUT OF THE SOMA SACRIFICE WITH THE CITI
Unit Measures	208
Additional Chambers	208
The Garhapatya Citi	210
The Mahavedi	211
The Sadas	211
The Havirdhana Mandapa	211
The Agnidhriya and the Marjaliya Mandapas	212
The Citi	212
CHAPTER - XXV	213-215
THE LAYOUT OF THE SAUTRAMANI SACRIFICE
Fire-places	213
The Sautramani Altar	213
Prakritik Vihar Karika	217-220
Chaturmasya Vihar Karika	221-223
APPENDIX-1	225-229
LAYOUT OF FIRE-PLACE, PAVILIONS,
ALTARS, ETC., FOR SACRIFICES ACCORDING
TO OTHER SRAUTA SUTRAS