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.c42.s1.21
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.c42.s1.21
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The labour involved in this great work has been lightened by the encouragement of many scholars, and it will be of particular interest to see whether his work in making available the true doctrines of the ancient Hindu authorities can be turned to practical benefit for India and for its people. The Ruler of Oundh, whose interest in Indian culture and art is well known from his contributions to the great edition of the *Mahābhārata*, intends to build a house according to the directions of the *Mānasāra*, and it may well be that modern India has something to learn in this as in other matters from the achievements of its past.
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- Mānasāra — Sanskrit
- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit