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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.c41.s2.30

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.c41.s2.30

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v6.c41.s2.30

⁴ See the writer’s *Encyclopaedia*, under *Utsedha*. When a large number of absolute measures are prescribed for the one and the same object, the right proportion is selected by the test for the six formulas technically called, *āya*, *vyaya*, *riksha*, *yoni*, *vāra*, and *tithi* or *aṁśa* (see details in the writer's *Encyclopaedia* under *Shaḍ-varga*).