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.t9.4
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.t9.4
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The *jāti* class is said to be measured in the *pūrva-hasta*, the first kind of cubit, i.e. the cubit of 24 *aṅgulas*. The *chhanda* is apparently measured in the cubit of 25 *aṅgulas*, the *vikalpa* in the cubit of 26 *aṅgulas* and the *ābhāsa* in the cubit of 27 *aṅgulas* (?).