Volume I Acharya, Prasanna Kumar Primary Author mixed material bibliography New Delhi Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers 1995 en English

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xxi; 861 hlm; 16,5 x 24,5 cm Lexicography whatever be its field and scope is eschewed by erudite scholars; for it demands of them nothing short of omniscience. The fact that Prof. P. K. Acharya became one in his own sphere is itself sufficient to vouchsafe the merits of his Dictionary of Hindu Architecture. Dictionaries in general include technical terms only when these become commonplace. There is always a need for a dictionary which can illumine, technical terms. This dictionary devotes itself exclusively to the terminology of Hindu encompasses all activities of man connected with the satisfaction works, epigraphic records and Vastu sastra are presented here. The entries are arranged according to the alphabetical order of Sanskrit. The derivative and original significant of every technical word is investigated and illustrated by quotations from original sources to bring out every shade of its meaning to cite an instance the word Mandap a runs into twenty-seven pages with its eighty six illustrative examples. Two appendices one furnishing important Sanskrit works on architecture and the other giving information about the famous Indian architects of the past are added. Thus this dictionary is a complete reference work on Indian architecture. Prasanna Kumar Acharya Sanskrit Language Hindu Architecture 722.4 8121507014 PERPUSTAKAAN UHN I GUSTI BAGUS SUGRIWA DENPASAR Online Public Access Catalog 722.4 Ach-a B033844/23 Perpustakaan Pascasarjana 722.4 Ach-a c.1 B033892/23 Perpustakaan Pascasarjana 722.4 Ach-a c.2 ayu550.jpeg.jpeg 4593 2023-12-19 11:06:12 2023-12-27 12:39:28 machine generated