Vedic Literature
Foundational wisdom across the Vedas and their auxiliary texts
VEDIC
Bṛhat Saṁhitā
Astronomy, omens and chapters on building and water
ASTRONOMY
Mayamata
Temple form and architectural principles
ŚILPA & VĀSTU
Mānasāra
Architecture, town planning and measure
ŚILPA & VĀSTU
Samarāṅgaṇa Sūtradhāra
A royal compendium on building and machines
ŚILPA & VĀSTU
Aparājitapṛcchā
Dialogues on craft, proportion and ornament
COMMENTARIES
Viśvakarma Vāstuśāstra
Attributed teachings of the craftsman tradition
ŚILPA & VĀSTU
Regional Commentaries
Later glosses that adapt the treatises to local practice
COMMENTARIES