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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.s1.78

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.s1.78

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### [v1.c6.s1.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v1.c6.s1.78)

(12) Svarṇādi-lauha-bimbe cha deha-garbhaṁ na karāyet ॥ 4  
Kāshṭha-pāshāṇa-bimbe cha yat sandhau vidhir uchyate ॥ 6  
Yat bimbe cha kṛite dravyaṁ svarṇaṁ tāmraṁ tu mṛiṇmaye ।  
Śaile kāshṭhe ishṭikā-chūrṇaṁ bimbaṁ tatra prachakshate ॥ 3  
(Bimbamāna, British Museum, Ms. 1. 558, 5292, v. 4, 6; Ms. 2. 5291, 559, v. 3).

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