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.s9.84

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.s9.84

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"A storey's altitude is of 108 digits (aṅgulas) according to Maya, but Viśva-karman pronounces it to be of 3 cubits and a half (i.e. 84 digits). As to this, however, able architects have declared that in reality there is no discrepancy of opinion, for, if you add the height of the crown-work (Kapota-pālī), the smaller number will equal (the greater)." (Bṛihat-saṁhitā, lvi. 29, 30).

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Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit