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.s6.107
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.s6.107
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8-12. It (the breadth) should begin from one hundred and sixty-nine *daṇḍas* and end at one hundred and eighty-one *daṇḍas*, the increment being by two *daṇḍas*; these are the nine kinds consisting of three types, beginning from the smallest and ending at the largest (including the intermediate) : the width of the palace of the *Mahārāja* (class of kings) is thus described; the length (thereof) in all cases should be made greater than the breadth as (i.e., in accordance with the proportions) stated before.