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35-39. The relative measurement of (the members) by the height from the plinth to the dome is described here: the height of the edifice above the eighth storey should be divided into ten parts; (of which) the plinth should be two and a half parts, and twice that the height of the pillar; half of that should be the height of the entablature (roof), and the rest should be as has been said in the case of the eight-storeyed buildings; thus the height of the ninth storey should be decorated with all ornaments.