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) v7.c47.1083

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Tad-adhastāt talaṁ chaika-daśa-dvā-daśa-bhūmikam।
(*Kāmikāgama*, xxxv, 86.)
Śesha-bhāgaṁ tu sarveshāṁ yuktyā tatraiva yojayet।
Evaṁ vistāra-gaṇyaṁ syāt tuṅga-gaṇyam ihochyate।
Janmādi stūpi-paryantaṁ uktavat saṁgrahaṁ viduḥ।
Eka daśāṁśa-bhāgena daśa-talodayādhikam।
Tad eva sārdha-bandh(v)aṁśaṁ masūrakottuṅgam ishyate।
Saptāṁsaṁ pāda-dīrghaṁ syāt tad-ardaṁ prastarodayam।
Śeshaṁ prāg-uktavad gaṇyam ekā daśa-talodaye।
Talordhvordhva-tale sarve karṇa-harmyādi-maṇḍitam।
Eka-bhāga-dvi-bhāgaṁ vā parito'lindaṁ ishyate।
Nānādhishṭhāna-saṁyuktaṁ nānā-pādair alaṅkṛitam।
Śālā-kūṭaiś cha uktavat samalaṅkṛitam।
Hārāntare kūṭa-śālā cha grīva-deśokta-devatān(ḥ)।
Anu-śālāshṭa-dik-pālās tat-tad-vāhana-saṁyutam।
Yaksha-vidyādharādīnāṁ garuḍādīni vinyaset।
Gaṇetyādi gaṇaiś chaiva sarva-harmyeshu nikshipet।
(*M.*, XXIX, 35-49.)