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.s20.134

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Pratyekaṁ tri-vidhaṁ proktaṁ saṁchitaṁ chāpy-asaṁchitam ।
Upasaṁchitam'ity-evaṁ Nāgaraṁ Drāviḍaṁ tathā ॥ 6
Veśaraṁ cha tathā jātiś chhando vaikalpaṁ eva cha ॥ 7
Savistāra-vaśāch chhanna-hasta-pūrnāyātānvitaṁ ।
Yugmāyugma-vibhāgena Nāgaraṁ syāt samīkṛitaṁ ॥ 12
Antara-prastaropetaṁ ūha-pratyūha-saṁyutaṁ ।
Nivra-sandhāra-saṁstambha-vrāte paridṛiḍhaiḥ śubhaiḥ ॥ 13
Drāviḍaṁ vakshyate’ thātaḥ vistāra-dvayorghakam(?) ।
Raktāchchhanna-pratikshepāt yugmāyugma-viśeshataḥ ॥ 14
Hitvā tatra samībhūtaṁ bhadrālaṅkāra-saṁyutaṁ ।
Aneka-dvāra-saṁyuktaṁ shaḍ-vargaṁ Drāviḍam smṛitaṁ ॥ 15
Labdha-vyāsāyataṁ yat tu nātiriktaṁ na hīnakaṁ ।
Bahu-varga-yutaṁ vāpi daṇḍikā-vāra-śobhitaṁ ॥ 16
Mahā-vāraṁ vimānordhve nirvūhānana-saṁyutaṁ (?) ।
Sakshetropeta-madhyāṅghri-yuktaṁ tad Vesaram matam ॥ 17