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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.s10.2

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.s10.2

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v1.c6.s10.2

Mūrttinām iha prishṭhataḥ kari-vadhū-prishṭha-pratishṭhā-jushāṁ
tau-mūrttir vāme āśma-khaṭṭaka-gatāḥ kāṁtā-sametā daśa ।
“Behind the statues placed on the backs of female elephants, . . . . . (he) caused to be made here ten images of those (persons mentioned above) together with their wives on ‘khaṭṭaka’ of spotless stones.”