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.c15.5
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.c15.5
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1. In the *Mānasāra*, the main buildings are described in some thirteen chapters.² Their common features from bottom to top are given under storeys varying from one to twelve. They are also classified under styles—Nāgara, Vesara, and Drāviḍa—chiefly in accordance with the shape of the topmost part³; under sizes⁴; as Śuddha, Miśra, and Saṁkīrṇa in accordance with the materials of which they are built⁵; under Jāti, Chhanda, Vikalpa, and Ābhāsa in accordance with the various lengths of the cubit with which the buildings are measured¹; under Sthānaka, Āsana, and Śayana, which are otherwise called Saṁchita, Asaṁchita, and Apasaṁchita respectively²; and under shapes, Puṁliṅga (masculine), Strīliṅga (feminine)³, and Napuṁsaka (neuter).
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