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Manasara 59.49

Mānasāra 59.49

Language: Sanskrit

59.49

tarjanyāyāmadīrghaṃ syādbāṇāṃśaṃ tatprakalpayet
sārdhavadvyaṅgulaṃ dīrgham kaniṣṭhāṅguṣṭhayostathā

The length of the forefinger should be five parts, he should design it; / and the length of the little finger and thumb is two and a half digits.
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Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) — Acharya 1927, English