Samarangana Sutradhara

Iconometry and Sculpture

At the heart of the text lies Chapter 31, Yantra-vidhana , which describes a world of advanced mechanical contrivances ( yantras ) that seemed like magic to those who beheld them: samarangana sutradhara

The (Sanskrit: Samarāṅgaṇa Sūtradhāra ) is not a single story, but a famous 11th-century Sanskrit treatise on architecture (Vastu Shastra) , engineering, and town planning, attributed to King Bhoja of Paramara dynasty (reigned c. 1010–1055 CE) of Malwa, central India. Iconometry and Sculpture At the heart of the

In Chapter 16, the text acts as a manual for what modern builders call sustainable material sourcing. It covers: and town planning