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.s3.106

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27-33. Of the twenty-six parts (of the breadth), the central hall (*madhyama*) should be made of four parts in the intermediate type of the edifice and be furnished with all ornaments; but in case of the largest type of nine-storeyed buildings, it (the breadth) should be divided into twenty-seven parts; (of these) at the sides of the central pavilion the chain and the side-pavilion together with the window should be made of two and one part (respectively); the tower-halls should be seven parts (each), and the central portico (*madhya-bhadra*) five parts; the portico-hall (*bhadra-koshṭha*) should be three parts, and the rest should be made as before; this is said to be the largest type of nine-storeyed buildings and is called the *Viśva-kānta*.