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.c47.2478
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.c47.2478
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| | | *Parts* |
| (7) | thence to navel .. .. .. | 12 |
| (8) | thence to sex organ .. .. .. | 12 |
| (9) | thigh (twice the face) .. .. .. | 24 |
| (10) | knee (=neck) .. .. .. | 4 |
| (11) | leg (=thigh).. .. .. .. | 24 |
| (12) | foot (=knee) .. .. .. .. | 4 |
| (13) | palm (from thumb to forefinger) .. .. | 16 |
| (14) | arm .. .. .. .. | 24 |
| (15) | elbow .. .. .. .. | 2 |
| (16) | forearm .. .. .. .. | 12 |
| (17) | palm (up to the tip of middle-finger) .. | 12 |
| (18) | breadth of face .. .. .. | 11 |
| (19) | width of neck .. .. .. | 8 |
| (20) | width round the arm-joint .. .. | 8 |
| (21) | width of knee .. .. .. | 8 |
| (22) | shoulder .. .. .. .. | 5 |
| (23) | chest between the armpits .. .. | 20 |
| (24) | width (breadth) at the mid-belly .. | 15 |
| (25) | width at buttocks .. .. .. | 17 |
| (26) | width of the loins .. .. .. | 19 |
| (27) | width at the root of the thigh .. .. | 10½ |
| (28) | width at the root of the leg .. .. | 7½ |
| (29) | width at the middle of the leg .. .. | 6 |
| (30) | breadth at the middle of the leg .. .. | 4 |
| (31) | knee-tube .. .. .. .. | 1¾ |
| (32) | ankle .. .. .. .. | 1¾ |
| (33) | heel breadth .. .. .. | 4½ |
| (34) | breadth of prapada (forepart of the foot) .. | 17 (?) |
| (35) | breadth of the palm ( ? sole) .. .. | 5 |
| (36) | length of the largest toe .. .. .. | 4 |
| (37) | breadth of the largest toe .. .. | 2 |
| | (breadth of nails is half of their length) | |
| (38) | length of fore-toe (=thumb) .. .. | 4 |
| (39) | breadth of fore-toe .. .. .. | 1 (? 2) |
| (40) | middle toe (breadth 7 yavas) .. .. | 3 |
| (41) | fourth toe (breadth 6 yavas) .. .. | 2½ |
| (42) | little toe (breadth 5 yavas) .. .. | 2 |
| | (breadth of nails is half the breadth of the fingers) | |
| (43) | width at the middle of the arm .. .. | 7 |
| (44) | width at the elbow .. .. .. | 7 |