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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) v6.c40.s12.t2.10

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.c40.s12.t2.10

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v6.c40.s12.t2.10

8 *paramāṇus* = 1 *rathadhūli* (lit. car-dust).
8 *rathadhūlis* = 1 *bālāgra* (lit. hair’s end).
8 *bālāgras* = 1 *likshā* (lit. a nit).
8 *likshās* = 1 *yūkā* (lit. a louse).
8 *yūkās* = 1 *yava* (lit. a barley corn).
8 *yavas* = 1 *aṅgula* (lit. finger’s breadth).