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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) v2.c14.s2.12

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) v2.c14.s2.12

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v2.c14.s2.12

12 *aṅgulas* = 1 *vitasti* (span).
.2 vitastis or / 24 angulas = 1 *kishku-hasta* (small cubit).
25 *aṅgulas* = 1 *prājāpatya-hasta*.
26 ,, = 1 *dhanurmushti-hasta*.
27 ,, = 1 *dhanurgraha-hasta*.
4 *hastas* = 1 *dhanus* (bow) or *daṇḍa* (rod).
8 *daṇḍas* = 1 *rajju* (string).