Manasara 15.46

15.46

tadardhaṃ stūpikottuṅge tanmāhānāsikāśraye
athavā mūlapādoccaṃ paṅktirandhrāṣṭabhājite

Half of that is the height of the stūpikā finial, situated on that great gable dormer. / Alternatively, the height of the base-pillar is divided into ten, nine, or eight parts;