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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.s8.60

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.s8.60

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v4.c30.s8.60

27 30. The *śāla* (sal), *jambuka* (rose apple tree), *sāra* (pithy trees) *sarala* (a kind of pine tree), *vakula* (Misusops Elengi), *arjuna*, *madhūka* (Aśoka tree), *tintriṇī* (tamarind tree), *barbura* (trees), *vyāghrī* (tiger tree), *kshīriṇī* (milk tree), *khādira* (Acacia catechu) *krikara*, *kritamāla* (Cassia fistula), and *śamī* (Mimosa suma): with these timbers¹, the wheels, etc., should be made with due consideration to their strength.