STHAPATYA SHASTRA

In India, the Science of Architecture and Civil Construction was often known as Sthapatya-Shastra. The word Sthapatya is derived from the root word Sthapana i.e. 'to establish'. The technique of architecture is both art and science; hence it is known as Sthapatya-Kalā or Vaastu-Kalā (the word Kalā means an art). From very early times, the construction of temples, palaces, rest houses and other civil constructions were undertaken by professional architects known as Sthapati. Even during the Vedic times, there existed professionals who specialised in the technique of constructing chariots and other heavy instruments of war. These professionals have been referred in the Rig Veda as Rathakara, which literally means 'chariot maker'. Vaastu principles were put into practice, by use of natural building materials, local construction techniques and architectural details that have evolved over times depending upon the local conditions including weather and available materials. There is a long-standing interest in the use of instruments in ancient India. The lofty temples of the past and post-Vedic ages, or the artistic skills in the minute stone and metal curving, bring us to appreciate the fact that instruments for carrying great loads and architecture, in one hand, and the instruments with sharp needle points on the other must have existed in some way or the other. The equipment used in ancient days for measurement were very simple and they were known as Sutrashtaka or the eight tools of measurements such as scale, rope, cord, plumb line, tri-square, compass, level and sight. The scale and rope were of prescribed length and were used as measuring tools, while the rest were used in examining the site and for geometrical construction. The knowledge, instruments, techniques, tools used in Vaastu has characterized mankind since its ancient days, when used by engineers in the modern world or when engineers aligned themselves with science in regularly applying scientific knowledge to technical practice.

Vikas P Deshpande.

M. E. Civil, Structural Consultant.

Vastu and Feng Shui Consultant.

0434681647, deshpandevikas@gmail.com

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