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.s2.75

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22-30. As an alternative, the height of the three storeys should be divided into twelve parts; (of these) the plinth should be one part, and the height of the pillar two parts; half of that should be the height of the entablature, and three-fourths part the small pedestal (*pīṭhaka*) above; equal to that should be the base above, and twice that the height of the pillar; half of that should be its entablature above, and the plinth (*masūraka*) one part and a half; the height of the pillar should be one part, and that of the entablature (*mañcha*) half a part; half of that should be the height of the platform (*vedikā*), and twice that the height of the neck (*grīvā*); the head (dome) above should be twice the neck (*grīva*), and the height of the finial (*śikhā*) half of the head; the rest should be made as before: this is known as *Sukhālaya* (the pleasure-house).