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.s2.74

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12-21. As an alternative, the height of the three storeys should be divided into forty-nine parts: (of these) the base should be four parts, and the height of the pillar twice that (i.e., eight parts); the entablature (*mañcha*) should equal to the base (i.e., four parts), and the cavetto (*vapra*) above the entablature should be half a part; the height of the pillar above should be six and three-fourths parts; above that the height of the entablature should be one part and a half; above that the cavetto (*vapra*) should be half a part, and the pillar above that six parts; the entablature (*mañcha*) should be two parts and a half, and the band (*paṭṭikā*) above half a part; the height of the platform (*vedikā*) should be one part, and that of the neck (*grīva*) three parts; the height of the spherical roof (*śikhara*) should be twice that (six parts), and the height of the finial (*śikhā*) three parts; the rest should be made as before; this is known as *Āsana* (type of the three-storeyed buildings).