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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.c6.80

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.c6.80

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Then follow the technical names of the aṅgulas (v. 10—16) : One aṅgula is called——bindu, moksha. Two aṅgulas are ,, ——kalā (elsewhere it is the name of one aṅgula), kolaka, padma, akshi, aśvini. Three ,, ,, ,, ——rudrākshi, agni, guṇa, śūla (and) vidyā. Four , ,, ,, ——yuga (and) bhāga, veda, and turīya. Five ,, ,, ,, ——rudrānana, indriya, bhūta, and vāṇa. Six ,, ,, ,, ——karman, aṅga, ayana, and rasa. Seven ,, ,, ,, ——pātāla, muni, dhātu, and abdhi. Eight ,, ,, ,, —— basu, loka-(īśa?), and mūrti. Nine ,, ,, ,, ——dvāra, sūtra, graha, and śakti. Ten ,, ,, ,, —— diś, nāḍi, āyudha, and prādurbhāva. Twenty ,, ,, ,, ——trishu (and) vishku. Thirty ,, ,, ,, ——gati. Forty ,, ,, ,, ——trijagat (?). Fifty ,, ,, ,, ——śakvari. Sixty ,, ,, ,, ——atiśakvari. Seventy ,, ,, ,, ——yashṭi. Eighty ,, ,, ,, ——atyashṭi. Ninety ,, ,, ,, ——dhṛiti. Hundred ,, ,, ,, ——atidhṛiti. The cardinal numbers are described (v. 17—20) :