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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.c30.s1.1104
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90-124. The height (of the pedestal) being divided into thirty (equal) parts, the height of the plinth (*janma*) should be three parts; the fillet (*kampa*) above should be half a part, and the large cyma (*mahā-ambuja*) three parts; the fillet (*kampa*) should be half a part, the dado (*kaṇṭha*) two parts, the fillet (*kampa*) half a part, and so also the cyma (*ambuja*); the corona (*kapota*) should be one part and a half, and the cavetto (*prativājana*) two parts; above that the dado (*kaṇṭha*) should be eight parts, and fillet (*uttara*) one part; and above that the corona (*kshepaṇa*) should be (one part) the cyma (*padma*) one-and-a-half parts, and the beam (*gopānaka*) three parts ; with the remaining parts should be made the fillet (*āliṅga*), the interval (*antarita*), and the cavetto (*prativājana*). The same (height) (in the second variety) being divided into one part more, the plinth (*upāna*) is stated to be three parts ; the fillet (*kampa*) above should be half a part, and the cyma (*saroruha*) three parts and a half ; the corona (*kshepaṇa*) should be a half part, the fillet (*kampa*), the ear (*karṇa*), and the cyma (*ambuja*) half a part each ; the beam (*gopāna*) should be two parts and a half, and its cavetto (*prativājana*) three parts ; above that the dado (*gala*) should be eight parts, and the fillet (*uttara*) one part;
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the fillet (*kampa*) should be half a part, so also the cyma (*abja*), and the height of the corona (*kapota*) should be three parts ; the fillet (*āliṅga*), the interval (*antarita*), and the cavetto (*prativājana*) should be half a part, half a part and one part and a half respectively. The height of the pedestal (in the third variety) being divided into thirty-three parts, the plinth (*upāna*) is said to be two parts ; above that the fillet (*kampa*) should be half a part, and the large cyma (*mahāmbuja*) two parts and half ; above that the small cyma (*kshudrābja*) should be one part and a half, the fillet (*kampa*) half a part, and the interval (*antarita*) above two parts ; the fillet (*kampa*) should be half a part, so also the cyma (*padma*), and the height of the fillet (*paṭṭikā*) one part ; the cyma (*padma*) should be half a part, so also the fillet (*kampa*), and its dado (*gala*) should be five parts ; the fillet (*uttara*) above should be one part, the fillet (*kampa*) half a part, and so also the cyma (*ambuja*) ; the corona (*kapota*) should be one and half parts, and the cavetto (*prativājana*) should be equal to that; above that the interval (*antarita*) and the ear (*karṇa*) should be three parts, (together) and the fillet (*uttara*) one part; the fillet (*kampa*) should be half a part, so also the cyma (*padma*), and the height of the corona (*kapota*) should be three parts;
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and the remaining parts should be given to the fillet (*āliṅga*), interval (*antarita*) and the dado (*gala*) (together) with the upper fillet (*uttara*) as one part. (Once again) the height should be divided into thirty four parts ; (of these) the height of the plinth (*janman*) should be three parts, and the fillet (*kampa*) should be made of half a part ; the cyma (*abja*) (and) above that the small cyma (*kshudra-padma*) should (together) be three and half parts; the fillet (*kampa*) should be half a part, the dado (*gala*) seven parts, and the interval (*antara*) one part; the fillet (*kampa*) should be made of half a part, the cyma (*padma*) of half a part, and the filament (*aṁśuka*) of two parts and a half, the corona (*kapota*) should be made of one part and a half, the fillet (*āliṅga*) of one part; the two intervals (*antara*) and the two ears (*karṇa*) should be (together) six parts, and the fillet (*uttara*) above that should be one part; the fillet (*kampa*) and the cyma (*abja*) should be half a part each, and the height of the beam (*gopāna*) should be three parts; above that the first fillet (*āliṅga*) and the (second) fillet (*vājana*) should be made of two parts only: the *Mañcha-bhadra* of these four varieties is thus described separately (lit. by names).