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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.s17.47

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.s17.47

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| 20. | Thickness of wing | .... | .... | 1 part. |
| 21. | Length of arm (bāhu) | .... | .... | 8 parts. |
| 22. | Elbow | .... | .... | 1 part. |
| 23. | Width at the forepart of the head | .... | 6 parts. |
| 24. | Width at the root of the perfectly round thigh .... | .... | .... | 2½ |
| 25. | Breadth at the forepart | ... | .... | 1½ |
| 26. | ,, of knee .... | .... | .... | ¼ |
| 27. | Breadth of leg | .... | .... | 1 |
| 28. | ,, ,, sole (palm) | .... | .... | 2 |
| 29. | ,, ,, middle-finger at the forepart .... | .... | .... | 4 |
| 30. | Each of two fingers on either side | .... | 2 |
| 31. | Length of face | .... | .... | 3 |
| 32. | Breadth of face | .... | .... | 1 |
| 33. | Length of eye | .... | .... | ½ |
| | and its breadth should be proportionate. | | | |
| 34. | Distance between the eye-line and ear-line .... | .... | .... | 2 yavas. |
| 35. | The crest above the head.... | .... | 1 or 2 parts. |
| 36. | Its width ending by the back of head.... | 6 |
| 37. | Its breadth .... | .... | .... | 4 |