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.c47.1163

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) v7.c47.1163

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‘A storey’s altitude is of 108 digits (aṅgulas) according to Maya but Viśva-karman pronounces it to be of 3 cubits and a half, (i. e. 84 digits). As to this, however, able architects have declared that in reality there is no discrepancy of opinion, for, if you add the height of the crown-work (kapota-pāli), the smaller number will equal (the greater).’ (*Bṛihat-Saṁhitā*, LVI, 29, 30.)

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Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit