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Manasara 9.7

Mānasāra 9.7

Language: Sanskrit

9.7

vistārātrvidvidaṇḍena vardhayeddviguṇāntakam
yaḥ śubhāyādikarmārthaṃ daṇḍahīnādhikaṃ tu vā

From the breadth, one should increase [the length] by two measuring rods each up to double; / for the sake of auspiciousness and other ritual gains, measuring rods may be subtracted or added.
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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