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.s25.78

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‘The height of the pedestal is generally from a quarter to six times the height of the base. Pedestals are actually given nine heights, which are worked out by nine proportions. In the case where a pedestal is joined to the base, the height of the pedestal may be either equal to that of the base, or twice, or three times as much. Again the bases are given twelve heights varying from 30 *aṅgulas* (of ¾ inch each) to 4 cubits. The height of the shaft being divided into four parts, one is given to the base, which may or may not be accompanied by a pedestal. The height of the entablature, as compared with that of the base, may be equal to the latter, or less by a quarter, or greater by a quarter, half, three-quarters or twice. In cubit measure, these six heights may vary from 4½ to 7 cubits. The height of the entablature, when compared with that of the shaft, may be half or three-quarters, or equal to, or greater by a quarter, half, or three-quarters of the latter.