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) v6.c39.203

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) v6.c39.203

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So far as Hindu India of the past is concerned all the five hundred and eighteen arts, of which a mere mention is made, might not have been equally developed, but many of them, in the neighbourhood of a few hundred, did undoubtedly reach the status of a fully developed science and can each claim a *Śilpa-śāstra*. The revival of the *Śilpa-śāstras* would revive our art consciousness. The unearthing of our artistic treasures and unfolding of their worth and beauty may bring back life and love in us, and awaken that youthful artistic instinct which is our precious inheritance. Biggest fruits and best flowers can grow only in the healthiest young plants on a fertile soil.