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) v2.c12.2

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| **V.**—Age of the Mānasāra:— | | | | | | |
| (*a*) The Bṛihat-saṁhitā | ... | | ... | | ... | 160 |
| (*b*) The Bhavishya and Matsya Purāṇas | | ... | | ... | 163 |
| (*c*) The ancient Professors of Architecture | | | .. | | ... | 164 |
| (*d*) Types of buildings and columns | ... | | ... | | .. | 167 |
| (*e*) The Matsya, Garuḍa and Agni Purāṇas | | | ... | | . | 168 |
| (*f*) The Artha-śāstra, Kāmandakīya-nīti and Śukra-nīti | | | | | ... | 169 |
| (*g*) The Daśakumāra-charita | ... | | ... | | ... | 170 |
| (*h*) The Holal Inscriptions ... | | ... | | ... | 171 |
| (*i*) The Sūrya-siddhānta, Līlāvatī and Siddhānta-śiromaṇi | | | | | ... | 172 |
| (*j*) The ten types of twelve storeyed buildings representing ten provinces... | ..- | | ... | | .. | 173 |
| (*k*) The three styles representing three geographical divisions of India ... | ... | | ... | | . | 176 |
| (*l*) Identification of Nāgara, Vesara and Drāviḍa styles | | | | | . | 180 |
| (*m*) Division of Royalty into nine classes | | | ... | | ... | 181 |
| (*n*) The extent of Gupta Empire | ... | | ... | | .. | 184 |
| (*o*) The prevailing Religion... | ... | | ... | | . | 185 |
| (*p*) Developments in Literature, Language and fine Arts | | | | | .. | 193 |
| (*q*) Unfaded memory of Seven Gupta Kings | | | ... | | . | 195 |
| (*r*) Conclusions ... | ... | | ... | | ... | 198 |
| Appendix: The Language of the Śilpa-Śāstra ... | | | ... | | . | 199 |
| General Index | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | 215 |