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.s7.17

v1.c6.s7.17

Tad-adhastāt talaṁ chaika-daśa-dvā-daśa-bhūmikam |
Śesha-bhāgaṁ tu sarveshāṁ yuktyā tatraiva yojayet |
Evaṁ vistāra-gaṇyaṁ syāt tuṅga-gaṇyam ihochyate |
Janmādi-stūpi-paryantaṁ uktavat saṁgrahaṁ viduḥ |
Eka-daśāṁśa-bhāgena daśa-talodayādhikam |
Tad eva sārdha-bandh(v)āṁśaṁ masūrakottuṅgam ishyate |
Saptāṁśaṁ pāda-dīrghaṁ syāt tad-ardhaṁ prastarodayam |
Śeshaṁ prāg-uktavad gaṇyaṁ ekā-daśa-talodaye |
Talordhvordhva-tale sarve karṇa-harmyādi-maṇḍitam |
Eka-bhāga-dvi-bhāgaṁ vā parito'lind(r)am ishyate |
Nānādhishṭhāna-saṁyuktaṁ nānā-pādair alaṅkṛitam |
Śālā-kūṭaiś cha uktavat samalaṅkṛitam |
Hārāntare kūṭa-śālā cha grīva-deśokta-devatān (ḥ)|
Anu-śālāshṭa-dik-pālā(ṁ) stat-tad-vāhana-saṁyutam |
Yaksha-vidyādharādīnāṁ garuḍādīni vinyaset |
Gaṇetyādi-gaṇaiś chaiva sarva-harmyeshu nikshipet |