Manasara 1.3

1.3

mānopakaraṇaṃ cādau śilpalakṣaṇapūrvakam
atha vāstuprakaraṇaṃ bhūparīkṣāvidhiṃ tathā

First the measuring apparatus preceded by the characteristics of the artisan-architects; / then the section on dwelling sites, and the rules for soil examination;