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.s23.31

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These rules were distinctly taken from the architectural texts of India. In the *Mānasāra Śilpa-śāstra* the rules regarding the length, breadth, height, and number of storeys of buildings for people of different ranks are discussed in great detail in a whole chapter (XI) on Dimensions. In the concluding portion of the chapter it is stated that ‘there should be one to two storeys in the palaces of the kings of the ninth order, one to three of the eighth order, one to four to the kings of the seventh order, three to eight storeys in palaces of the kings of the third order, three to nine storeys for those of the second order, and five to twelve storeys for the kings of the first order. One to three storeys are given to the crown prince and nobles. The build-ings of the architects of first rank, engineers, military officers, chiefs, and twice-born in general, may possess one, two, or three storeys. The temples of gods may have one to twelve storeys. The stables, etc., are built in a single storey.’