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) v3.c20.s2.50
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) v3.c20.s2.50
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I feel no hesitation in declaring that a perfect text of the *Mānasāra* written in a chaste language is unattainable. It is unlikely that there still exist manuscripts, which are hitherto undiscovered and which are not derived from any of our manuscripts. I am, therefore, of opinion that the *Mānasāra* was never written in a chaste language and that its imperfections are original.¹
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- Mānasāra — Sanskrit