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¹ Compare lines 19-20 where the term *mātra* (part) is used as a unit of measure ; herein (lines 17-18) if *aṅgula* be taken in the sense of ¾ inch, the height of the arch would be too small except for those arches which are employed in the royal and divine thrones.