rath (vastukala)

hindu mandir vastukala mein, ack rath ack sanrachana kii yojana parr ack pahalu yaa urdhvaadhar offset prakshepan haye, vishesh roop seey garbhagrih key oopar "shikhar" kaa. moortiyon key aadharon key roopon parr lagu honey parr iss shabd kaa ack hii arth hotaa haye.
ack "rath" koo aam taur parr mandir key nichale hisse seey oopar kii sanrachana taka leey jaaya jaataa haye. pratyek rath key koney mandir kii yojana parr kaalpanik vritton koo chhoote hain, joe garbhagrih key ander moorti yaa panth kii chhavi parr kendrit hotey hain. mandir key mukhya kshaitij aksh (samanya roop seey poorv-paschim mein chalane vaalaa) yaa isake samkon parr paksh unmukh hotey hain, jisase ack bahuayami yojana (garbhagrih key pravesh dwaar key aspas koo chhodkar) utpann hoti haye joe varg aur vritt koo saamanjasyit karati haye, joe rathon kii sankhya badhane key saath samagr aakar mein adhik golakar hoti jaati haye.
rathon (pahaluon) koo jyaamitiya aakritiyon yaa moortiyon seey sajaaya jaa sakata haye, jaise kii baahar dekhane vaale dwarpal kii moortiyaan yaa devta kii moorti key saath ack aalaa. kabhi-kabhi, rath kaa pahalu ander kii or khokhla hoe jaataa haye; yeye antaral vaale rath hotey hain. yadi kewal ack hii pahalu haye, tou yeh teen rathon (trirath) vaalaa mandir haih deewaar aur baain aur daaeen or kaa pahalu.
yadi ack mukhya pahalu aur ack maadhyamik pahalu haye, tou mandir mein paanch rath (pancharatha) hain. saat rath (saptarath) aur nau rath (navrath) vaale mandir bhee hain.
vyutpatti.
sanskrit mein, "rath" shabd kaa arth haye "gaadi" yaa "rath", lekin iss arth key saath sambandh spasht naheen haye. rath, jiska arth haye gaadi, mandir kaa rath bhee haye jiska upayog tyohaaron mein moorti koo sansaadhit karane key liye kiya jaataa haye, aur ack "rath mandir" ack gaadi key samaan design kiya gayaa haye, jisake kinaaron parr pahiye hotey hain, aur aksar ghode hotey hain. sabse prasiddh udaaharan soorya mandir, konarak haye.

