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| | *Mānasāra* | *Bṛihat-saṁhitā* |
| Origin and development of the science of architecture … … | I, 1. | LIII, 1. |
| Objects of architecture … | III | LIII, 2–3 (details differ). |
| Testing of soil … | IV–V. | LIII, 95–97, 85–92, 115–117. |
| Ground plan … … | VII. | LIII, 42–69, 83–84. |
| Offerings to deities … | VIII. | LIII, 99–100. |
| Dimension of storeys … | XI | LIII, 4–26; LVI, 29–30. |
| Columns … … | XV. | LIII, 27–30, 112–113, 121–123. |
| Temple-buildings … | XVIII | LVI, 3–8 (site), 9 (ground), 10–16 (general), 17–19 (twenty types). |
| One-storeyed buildings … | XIX | LVI, 23, 26. |
| Five-storeyed buildings … | XXIII. | LVI, 27. |
| Six-storeyed buildings .. | XXIV. | LVI, 22. |
| Seven-storeyed buildings… | XXV. | LVI, 24. |
| Eight-storeyed buildings | XXVI. | LVI, 21. |
| Ten-storeyed buildings … | XXVIII. | LVI, 20. |
| Halls and pavilions … | XXXIII. | LIII, 118. |
| | XXXIV. | |
| Situation and measurement of houses … … | XXXVI. | LIII, 70. |