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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.s17.59

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.s17.59

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| 14. | Arm | .... | .... | .... | 24 parts. |
| 15. | Elbow | .... | .... | .... | 2 |
| 16. | Forearm | .... | .... | .... | 12 |
| 17. | Palm (up to the tip of middle finger) | | | .... | 12 |
| 18. | Breadth of face | | .... | | 11 |
| 19. | Width of neck- | | .... | .... | 8 |
| 20. | " round the arm-joint | .... | .... | 8 |
| 21. | " of knee | .... | .... | .... | 8 |
| 22. | Shoulder | .... | .... | .... | 5 |
| 23. | Chest between the arm-pits | | | .... | 20 |
| 24. | Width (breadth) at the mid-belly | | | .... | 15 |
| 25. | " at buttocks | | .... | .... | 17 |
| 26. | " of the loins | | .... | | 19 |
| 27. | " at the root of the thigh | | | .... | 10½ |
| 28. | " " " " " " leg | | | .. | 7½ |
| 29. | " " " middle of the leg | | | .... | 6 |
| 30. | Breadth at " " " " " | | | .... | 4 |
| 31. | Knee-tube | .... | .... | .... | 1¾ |
| 32. | Ankle | .... | .... | .... | 1¾ |
| 33. | Heel-breadth | .... | .... | .... | 4½ |
| 34. | Breadth of prapada (fore part of the foot) | | | | 17(?) |
| 35. | " " the palm (? sole) | | .... | 5 |
| 36. | Length of the largest toe .... | | | .... | 4 |
| 37. | Breadth,, " " " .... | | | .... | 2 |