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) v4.c29.s5.119
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) v4.c29.s5.119
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The poetical works of Kālidāsa, Bhavabhūti and others refer occasionally to architectural matters. In the *Vikramorvaśī*, for instance, mention is made of a flight of stairs made like the waves of the Ganges. The *Uttara-Rāmacharita* refers to the preparation of cement, and to Nala, son of the heavenly architect Viśvakarman, who built the bridge joining India with Ceylon. The *Mṛichchhakaṭika* describes in detail the gatehouses, the courts and compounds of the heroine's palace, and refers to many other architectural matters.²
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- Mṛcchakaṭika — Śūdraka, Sanskrit
- Uttararāmacarita — Bhavabhūti, Sanskrit
- Vikramorvaśīya — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit