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.s51.4
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.s51.4
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The comparative measurement is distinguished into twelve kinds, according as it is compared with the phallus, the main Vishṇu image, the width of the sanctum (*garbha-griha*), the breadth of the main temple (*harmya*, *prāsāda*), the door, *vaṁśa*, basement, pillar; or is based on cubit (*hasta*) measurement, *tāla*-measurement, the measurement of the worshipper, and *aṅgula* measurement.