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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.s4.111

Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v4.c30.s4.111

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187-189. The *Āya* consists of a group of twelve, namely, the *Siddhi* (success) etc.; the *Vyaya* consists of a group of ten, namely, the *Śikhara*, etc.; the *Yoni* consists of a group of eight, namely, the *Dhvaja* etc., the *Aṁśaka* consists of a group of nine, namely, the *Taskara* etc.; and the *Tithi* consists of a group of fifteen, namely. the *Prathamā*, etc.; the wise architect should count these in the manner mentioned above.