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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.c47.2548
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Eleven (ekādaśa) tāla is used for measuring gods. Twelve (dvādaśa) tāla is used for measuring rākshasas (fiends). *Cf.* Brahmādi-lokeśvara-deva-devaṁ surāsura-dānava-rākshasaṁ cha yakshaṁ cha nāga-garuḍaṁ cha nā-kinnaraṁ bhutaṁ cha kumbhāṇḍa-nara-svarupaṁ vyāghraṁ chatush-pāda-vihaṅgamādi-sarvaṁ tu dirghāyata-vandhukādi-tāla-pramāṇaṁ bhuvanatrayoktam।