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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.s17.98

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.s17.98

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| 29. | Breadth of ankle | .... | 5¼ |
| 30. | Breadth of the tube (above) | .... | 4¼ |
| 31. | Breadth at the middle of leg | .... | 6½ |
| 32. | Width at the root of leg .... | .... | 8 |
| 33. | Width of knee.... | .... | 9 |
| 34. | " " mid-thigh | .... | 12 |
| 35. | Width at the root of thigh | .... | 13½ |
| 36. | Width of loins | .... | 20 |
| 37. | " " buttocks (above) | .... | 18½ (?) |
| 38. | " " mid-belly | .... | 18½ |
| 39. | " at the heart | .... | 16 |
| 40. | " by the chest | .... | 18½ |
| 41. | Distance between the arm-pits | .... | 21 |
| 42. | Breadth above this | .... | 22 |
| 43. | Breadth between the arms.... | .... | 24½ |
| 44. | Breadth of neck | .... | 9 |
| 45. | Breadth of face in its fore-part | .... | 12 |
| 46. | Breadth of head by the hair-line on the forehead .... | .... | 10 |