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) v5.c35.265.2

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Look at: "NOTE:-" N O T E : - N is on the left, - is on the right? No, N is towards the bottom, O above it, T above it, E above it, :- at the top! Wait, look at the letters in "NOTE:-": N is at the left (bottom-most in the line): Wait, the letter N: two vertical strokes and a diagonal. Look at: "BHADRA" inside the box: B H A D R A B is at the bottom, A is at the top? Wait, B has its flat back to the left, and round loops to the right! So tops of letters face LEFT, bottom of letters face RIGHT? Wait! If flat back of B is to the left, then for a B, the top of the letter is towards the TOP or BOTTOM? For B, the flat back is on the LEFT. The two loops are on the RIGHT. That means it's oriented completely normally if you look at it with the bottom at the bottom? Wait! If B has flat back on the left and loops on the right, it is oriented normally! But wait, B H A D R A: Is B at the bottom and A at the top, or B at the left and A at the right? In "BHADRA": B is at the bottom? No, look at the box labeled "MADHYA-ŚĀLĀ": M A D H Y A - Ś Ā L Ā M is at the left, A at the right? M is at the bottom, A is at the top! Wait, look at M: it has two vertical legs and a V in the middle. The legs are pointing to the RIGHT! The top of the M is to the LEFT! Wait, if the legs of M point to the right, then the bottom of M is to the right! The top of M is to the left!