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.s9.2
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.s9.2
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The name of this chapter is ‘Bhūmilamba,’ which literally means the height of the storey. The *Kāmikagāma* (paṭala 50, verse 1) defines this name, Bhūmilamba, thus: “*Chatur-amśādi-samsthānam bhūmi-lambam iti smṛitum.*” The chapters on the subject, in both the works, *Mānasāra* and *Kāmikāagma*, deal with the measurement of length, breadth, and height of buildings of one to twelve storeys.
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- Kāmikāgama — Sanskrit
- Mānasāra — Sanskrit