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.s2.112

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59-87. The (whole) height being divided into twenty-six parts, the height of the plinth (*masūraka*) should be one part and a half; the height of the pillar should be eleven parts, and half of that the height of the entablature; the base should be one and one-fourth parts, and the height of the pillar two parts and a half; half of that should be the height of the entablature, and the base (*masūraka*) above that one part; the height of the pillar should be two parts, and that of the entablature (*mañcha*) one part; the pillar should be two parts minus one-fourth, and half of that the height of the entablature; the height of the pillar should be one and one-fourth parts, and half of that the height of the entablature; above that the pillar should be one part, and the height of the entablature half a part; equal to that should be the height of the platform (*vedi*), and the height of the neck (*grīvā*) one part; the height of the spherical roof (*śikhara*) should be two parts, and the remainder the height of the dome (*stūpi*). The (images of) gods should be installed at the bottom, middle, and top. On the top of that (edifice) should be made the roof resembling a sphere (*śikhara*) in the fourth storey. Of the suitable width four external parts at the bottom should be covered; or this (covered portion) may be half of or equal to the (whole) width; that should be decided in accordance with one's discretion. The base, the pillar, and the entablature: these three (principal) members, as well as the pinnacle over the pavilion on the attic (*śālā-kūṭa*) and the chain (*hārā*) should be fittingly made in their own place; it should be decorated (all over) from the bottom (upwards) with all kinds of ornaments befitting the main edifice; it (the building) should be furnished with the side-tower (*karṇa-harmya*), etc., made of two parts at the top; optionally, with the half of the width an enclosure may be made around; the side-tower (*karṇa-harmya*) should be made of one part, and inside that should be the reservoir of water; optionally, the expert (architect) should make the balcony (*alinda*) covering two parts; the two parts above (that) beyond the breadth should be covered as before; the end of that should be made as before; the parts are thus ornamented; it should be furnished with the side-tower (*karṇa-harmya*), etc., made of one part around; the balconies (*alinda*) should be made around with one part, and at their top should be the reservoirs of water; beyond that also all the limbs should be furnished with the side-tower (*karṇa-harmya*), etc.;