Manasara 47.4

47.4

athavāṣṭāṃśakaṃ tuṅge vibhajettadviśeṣataḥ
ardhārdhāṃśena vediḥ syātpañcāṃśaṃ cāṅghrituṅgakam

Or one should divide the height into eight parts in particular: / the altar platform should be half of a half-part; five parts are the pillar height.