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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) v1.c6.150
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ADHISHṬHĀNA—Etymologically ('adhi-sthā,' to stand) it denotes an object on which something stands. Hence it is the basement or the lowest member of a building. In the same way, it implies the stand or base of the column, being the member between the shaft and the pedestal if there be any. Its identification with the base and the basement need not be questioned. It is clear beyond doubt by a comparison of the component parts and the offices it serves with the corresponding details (quoted below) of the Grecian and Roman architecture.