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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.s6.71

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.s6.71

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v4.c30.s6.71

105-110. The door-frame should inwardly end at (i.e., but against) the door (leaf) proper; the width of the frame should be inwardly three, four, five, or six *aṅgulas*; along the length of the leaf the width of the frame may be made greater by two, four, six, eight, ten, or twelve parts; otherwise the (same) width (preferably) should be made three, four, five, or six *aṅgulas*; (thus) it should be made (of the same measure) along the length and width of the door (leaf) proper.