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Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v1.c6.75

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.c6.75

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Tatrādau saṁpravakshyāmi sarveshāṁ māna-sādhanam ।
Mānenaivākhilaṁ loke vastu saṁsādhyate yataḥ ॥
Paramāṇuḥ kramād vriddho mānāṅgula iti smṛitaḥ ।
Paramāṇur iti prokto yogināṁ drishṭi-gocharaḥ ॥
Paramāṇur ashṭābhis trasa-reṇur iti smṛitaḥ ।
Trasa-reṇuś cha romāgraṁ likshā-yūkā-yavās tathā ॥
and so forth (see *Mānasāra*).