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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.s13.69

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.s13.69

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Tad eva (like the Makara-toraṇa) pārśvayor madhyaṁ pūritaṁ cha dvayor (makarayor) api।
Nakra-tuṇḍa-prāg-grahaiś cha tayor āsya-vinirgataiḥ॥
Vidyādharaiś cha bhūtaiś cha siṁhe(-hairi)va vyāla-haṁsakair api।
Bāle srag-daṇḍakair anyair maṇi-bandhair vichitritam॥
Chitra-toraṇam etat syād devānāṁ bhū-bhṛitāṁ varam।
Ihāsu pratimādyāsu pādāḥ sarvāṅga-śobhitāḥ॥
Chatur-asrāshṭa-vṛittābhā kumbha-maṇḍyā saṁyutāḥ।
Pottikā-sahitā vā syur viyuktā vā prakīrtitāḥ॥
Utsandhād avalambaṁ tu kuryān makara-pṛishṭhakam॥