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Samarangana Sutradhara is an encyclopedic 11th-century Sanskrit treatise on classical Indian architecture ( Vastu Shastra ), attributed to King Bhoja of Dhar

The title itself, Samarāṅgaṇa-sūtradhāra , is often interpreted as "The Stage-Manager of the Battlefield," likely an epithet of King Bhoja himself. In the context of the text, it refers to the architect as the one who "holds the thread" (sūtra) to create order out of the chaotic elements of nature. Core Pillars of the Text samarangana sutradhara

Chapters 30-31 are extraordinary for their focus on moving automata and machines, often described as "robots" or mechanical beings. samarangana sutradhara

Samarangana Sutradhara: Exploring Ancient India's Forgotten Science of Machines samarangana sutradhara