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.c27.s16.1

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1. (1) The reading विधानं च is suggested by the first line of chap. XXI. The chap. XIX—XXX are alike and their colophons are identical, but the opening lines in chap. XX, XXIV, and XXIX are different and loosely composed; the first line of chap. XIX also shows bad composition, but therein the word विधि occurs. In conformity with the colophons the opening lines in chap. XIX, XX, XXIV and XXIX as in the other chapters should contain the word विधानम् ।
(2) C. omits the first 12 lines of this chapter.
2. B. भक्तं, I. J. भित्तो ।
3. B. वादशा. J. शं चामत्य for मध्यायै ।
4. J. तद्वयं चोर्ध्वपादकम् । The lines 5—7 are lost in J.
5. B. सन्निभामांशभागं स्यादूर्ध्वं । B. omits the next nine lines, 9—17.
9. I. गल for शिरः suggested by the sense and the other Mss.
10. I. मूलदं for मूलतः ।
11. I. कांह for कान्त ।
14. B. दृष्ट्यै कारकाशकं ।
16. B. प्रस्तरोच्चद्वयं पादादूर्ध्वं for प्रस्तरोत्सेधं पादोने ।
17. (1) B. दिभागं for त्रिभागं । (2) I. कान्तकम् for काचतम् suggested by all other Mss.
19. (1) B. शंशं च for द्वयांशं । (2) B. मूलं ।
20. I. माहृतालद्वै for चावृतालिन्द suggested by J. and the other Mss.
22. I. यदृप्रभ्य for वर्गांढा', B. वर्गोत्ता प्रोक्तं । 23. (1) B. मुंघाचेन, C. अथवाविस्मृताईन for the first expression
(2) B. C. प्राकारावृतिरावृतं for the last expression.