Building Construction

Jayamuni Manai Nul
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Jayamuni Manai Nul

Contains 4 leaves. Readable. Complete. condition is bad. 10-11 lines per page. This manuscript deals with calculations to construct buildings. Contains 33 verses with some diagrams.
Manai Nul
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Manai Nul

Manai Saastiram
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Manai Saastiram

The dimension of this palm leaf manuscript is 23.5 x 3. Contains 41 leaves. 6 lines per page approximately. Incomplete. Readable. Almost the left portion of all of the manuscripts are damaged. This manuscript contains both text and commentary. Beginning with the quality of the sculptor, this text details the beneficial star for the owner, measuring land for construction, measuring scale, trees for suitable varnas are listed and detailed. This text could probably be pedagogical material for schools.
Manai Saastiram
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Manai Saastiram

The dimension of this palm leaf manuscript is 23.5 x 3. Contains 41 leaves. 6 lines per page approximately. Incomplete. Readable. Almost the left portion of all of the manuscripts are damaged. This manuscript contains both text and commentary. Beginning with the quality of the sculptor, this text details the beneficial star for the owner, measuring land for construction, measuring scale, trees for suitable varnas are listed and detailed. This text could probably be pedagogical material for schools.
Manai Saastiram
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Manai Saastiram

Manai Saastiram
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Manai Saastiram

The dimension of this palm leaf manuscript is 38 x 3.5. Contains 24 leaves. 4 - 8 lines per page. Preserved in good condition. Incomplete. Pages are misarranged. This text deals with the calculation of the construction land with its diagram. The measurement table was also given with the fortunes gained by the owner if he used the measurement. This treatise seems to be a reference material for the builders and astrologers.
Manaiyadi Saastiram
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Manaiyadi Saastiram

Contains 24 leaves. Readable. Incomplete. 8-9 lines per page approximately. Good condition. This manuscript deals with the land calculations and lists the fortunes to specific land measures. This manuscript could have used as a reference material for astrologers and builders.
Manaiyadi Saastiram
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Manaiyadi Saastiram

Manaiyalankaaram
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Manaiyalankaaram

Contains 28 leaves. Readable. Complete. 4-5 lines per page approximately. Good condition. This manuscript deals with building constructions and calculations.
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