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.c47.2475
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.c47.2475
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| | | | *Parts* |
| (1) Head from the crown (ushṇīsha) to the end of the hair on the forehead | .. | .. | 3 |
| (2) thence the face (up to the chin) | .. | .. | 10½ |
| (3) thence the neck | .. | .. | 3 |
| (4) thence to heart | .. | .. | 10½ |
| (5) thence to navel | .. | .. | 10½ |
| (6) thence the mid-belly (up to sex organ) | .. | .. | 10½ |
| (7) the thigh (below sex organ up to knee) | .. | .. | 21 |
| (8) knee | .. | .. | 3 |
| (9) leg | .. | .. | 21 |
| (10) foot (height) | .. | .. | 3 |
| (11) length of foot | .. | .. | 14 |
| (12) breadth of face | .. | .. | 9 |
| (13) width of neck | .. | .. | 6 |
| (14) shoulder (up to arm-joint) | .. | .. | 4½ (3 and 1½) |
| (15) width at the root of arm | .. | .. | 6 |
| (16) length of arm .. | .. | .. | 21 |
| (17) elbow | .. | .. | 1½ |
| (18) (from elbow) forearm (half of face) | .. | .. | 5¼ |
| (19) palm (including fingers) (equal to face) | .. | .. | 10½ |
| the rest should be as before. | | | |