वास्तु मण्डन (मण्डन सूत्रधार - गृह, राजप्रासाद, दुर्ग एवं नगर-वास्तु सटीक)

Index-Glossary 249 Nāka – Heave, 3.92 Nāla – Tube, 3.69, 72, 73 Nandā – A title, number nine. pratipadā, ṣaṣṭhī, ekādaśī these three are known as Nandā Nāḍi – Chord, 2.74 Narālaya – human abode, 4.122 Nilaya – A house with two doors on east and west, 7.9 Nindita – Prohibited, forbidden, 7.10 Nirvāṇaṅgāra cūrṇakam – burnt coal dust, 3.79 Niryūha – Cross circle, a small tower, a large pin or bracket projecting from wall, 8.39, 40 Nṛtyaśālā – dancing hall, 5.4 P Pāda – Foot, quarter, fourth part, 8.79 Padāṁśa – a quarter, 3.12 Pādavyāsa – 1/4th of the breadth or diameter, 8.77 Pīṭha – A seat, pedestal, 8.76 Pañcaśālā – a house with combination of 1 to 4 śālās, 4.29 Pañjara – A cage, 3.48, 50, 51, 60 Pāṣaṇḍī – Buddha, Jaina heretics, 7.9 Paṭṭa/Bhūmikā – The floor of a house, a spot, site or storey, rectangular fillet Paṭṭaśālā – a religious establishment, lobby hall, 3.27, 28 Paṭṭī – Strap, band, 3.5 Parigha – big door bolt used in great gates of the towns and their gopuras, Crossbars fasten the door, a beam, metal bolts. For kumdas abode of bakas i.e., doves, 3.89 Parikhā – Moat, 5.11 Parivṛtti – change, alteration, 7.58