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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.c9.392

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.c9.392

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Measure (by the interior of a structure), Aghana-māna, 3 ; Unmāna, 85 ; (of 1½ inches), Kolaka, 148 ; Gaṇya-māna, 159 ; Gokarṇa, 172 ; Daṇḍa-māna, 256 ; Deha-labdhāṅgula, 266 ; (of four cubits), Dhanus, 281 ; (sculptural), Dvi-tāla, 281 ; Nava-tāla, 297 ; Prādeśa, 396 ; (of height or length), Māna, 500 ; Mātrāṅgula, 500 ; Mānāṅgula, 504 ; Ratni, 520 ; Lamba-māna, 528 ; Vitasti, 550 ; Vyaya, 569 ; (of height), Śāntika, 580 ; (sculptural), Sapta-tāla, 620 ; Hasta, 742; Upamāna, 97 ; (by exterior), Ghana-māna, 190 ; (proportional), Bhāga-māna, 450.