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के नयनों को आकर्षित करने वाला हो। जिसका स्पर्श सुखप्रद और रूप शोभा-सम्पन्न हो। हिलने-डुलने पर जिसमे लगी हुई घंटावलि से मधुर और मनोहर शब्द-ध्वनि हो रही हो।
जो वास्तुकला से युक्त होने के कारण शुभ, कान्त-कमनीय और दर्शनीय लगता हो। निपुण शिल्पियों द्वारा निर्मित, देदीप्यमान चमचमाती मणियों और रत्नों की मालाओ से व्याप्त हो,
दिव्य तीव्र गति से चलने की शक्ति-सामर्थ्य-सम्पन्न हो। जो एक लाख योजन विस्तार वाला * हो। इस प्रकार के यान-विमान की विकुर्वणा-रचना करके मुझे शीघ्र ही सूचित करो।"
यह वर्णन विमान-निर्माण की एक परम्परागत विशिष्ट शैली का सूचक है। जहाँ-जहाँ भी विमान का वर्णन आता है, इसका अनुसरण किया जाता है-संपादक) ORDERS FOR SETTING UP VIMAN
23. After seeing the resident gods and goddesses before him, Suryabh Dev felt satisfied and pleased. He then called the Abhiyogic gods and ordered as under
"O the blessed! You prepare immediately a spacious plane of one Lakh yojans and having hundreds of pillars. It should have dancing dolls at various points. It should be studded with pictures of iha deer, bullock, turag, man, crocodile, bird, snake, kinnar, ruru, sarabh, chamri cow, elephant, forest creeper, lotus creeper and others. It should look grand due to jewel-studded family at the pillars. The machines of Vidyadhars carved on them should appear to be in motion. It should look glamorous as thousands of rays would be emitting from it and because it is embossed with thousands of pictures and paintings. It should be attractive to the eye. Its touch should be pleasant and its appearance should be magnificent. At their movement, sweet and pleasant sound should come out from the chain of bells studded on it As it is according to
the architectural design, it should be good beautiful, grand and Haworth seeing. It should be built by expert workers and should have
shining rosaries of bright pearls and jewels. It (the Viman) should possess capability of movement at a tremendous speed. It should have a spread of one Lakh yojans. After preparing such a Viman, inform me immediately.”
[This account indicates the tradition of preparing such a VimanSe editing.)
रायपसेणियसूत्र
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Ral-paseniya Sutra
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