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.c30.s2.105

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3-11. Of the nineteen parts of the height, the height of the plinth (*masūraka*) should be one part and a half; twice that should be the height of the pillar, and half of that the height of the entablature; the height of the pillar above that should be one and three-fourths parts or two parts; the height of its entablature should be one part, and the pillar (above) one and three-fourths parts; the entablature (*mañcha*) above should be three-fourths of a part, and the pillar above twice that; half of that (the latter) should be the height of the entablature, and the platform (*vedikā*) should be constructed of half a part; the height of the neck (*gala*) should be one part, and that of the head (*śiras*) two parts; half of that should be the height of the small dome (*stūpi*): from the bottom upwards should be made (these members); decorated with the side-tower (*karṇa-harmya*), etc., it is said to be the *Vishṇu-kānta*.