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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.s29.23

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.s29.23

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Grāmasya parito bāhye rakshārthaṁ vapra-saṁyutam।
Bāhye vapraṁ suvṛittakam . . . . . ।
(M. viii. 11, 37).
Evaṁ grāma(ṁ)-prasāraṁ cha bahir vapra-saṁyutam।
Paritaḥ parikhā bāhye vapra-yuktaṁ tu kārayet।
(M. ix. 61, 107, see also 147).
In connection with towers:
Etat paṭṭanam ākhyātaṁ vaprāyata-samanvitam।
Sarveshāṁ api durgāṇāṁ vapraiś cha parikhair vṛitam।
(M. x. 66, 106).
A moulding of the base (M. xiv. 20, 24, etc., see the lists of mouldings under Adhishṭhāna).

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