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.c47.2494
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.c47.2494
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| | Parts |
| (14) length of foot (from heel to the tip of largest toe) | 16 |
| (15) length of arm below the line of windpipe (glottis) | 26 |
| (16) elbow .. .. .. .. | 2 |
| (17) forearm .. .. .. .. | 20 |
| (18) palm (up to the tip of middle-finger) .. | 13 |
| (19) middle-finger .. .. .. .. | 6 |
| and palm proper the remainder .. .. | 7 |
| (20) thumb .. .. .. .. | 4 |
| (21) forefinger .. .. .. .. | 5½ |
| (22) ring-finger .. .. .. .. | 5½ |
| (23) little finger .. .. .. .. | 4 |
| (24) breadth of face up to ear .. .. | 12 |
| (25) breadth of face (below this) from ear to ear | 11 |
| (26) breadth of neck (at root, middle, and top) .. | 7 |
| (27) breadth of chest (between armpits) .. | 15 |
| (28) width of each breast .. .. .. | 9½ |
| (29) height of breast .. .. .. | 4½ |
| (30) distance between breasts (nipples) .. .. | 1 |
| (31) width of the nipple .. .. .. | 2 |
| (32) breadth (below the breasts) by the heart .. | 13 |
| (33) width of mid-belly .. .. .. | 11 |
| (34) breadth (below this) by the navel .. .. | 13 |
| (35) breadth (of lower belly) below navel .. | 15 |
| (36) width of buttocks .. .. .. | 20 |
| (37) width of loins .. .. .. | 24 |
| (38) width at the root of each thigh .. .. | 13 |
| (39) width by the mid-thigh .. .. | 12 |
| (40) width at the fore-part of the thigh .. | 9 |
| (41) width of knee .. .. .. | 7 |
| (42) width at the root of leg .. .. | 6 |
| (43) width at the mid-leg .. .. .. | 5 |
| (44) breadth of knee-tube .. .. .. | 4 |
| (45) breadth of ankle .. .. .. | 4½ |
| (46) width of sole .. .. .. | 4 |
| (47) breadth of sole at the fore-part .. .. | 5 |
| (48) breadth of heel .. .. .. | 4 |
| (49) length of largest toe .. .. .. | 4 |
| (50) length of fore-toe .. .. .. | 4 |
| (51) length of middle-toe .. .. .. | 3½ |
| (52) length of fourth toe .. .. .. | 3 |