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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.c47.257

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.c47.257

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v7.c47.257

| (*a*) 19 parts : | | | | *Parts* |
| (1) Janman (plinth) | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| (2) Vapra (cavetto) | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| (3) Padma (cyma) | .. | .. | .. | ½ |
| (4) Kandhara (dado) | .. | .. | .. | ½ |
| (5) Ardha-padma (half cyma) | .. | .. | .. | ½ |
| (6) Kumuda (astragal) | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| (7) Padma (cyma) | .. | .. | .. | 1½ |
| (8) Kampa (fillet) | .. | .. | .. | 1½ |
| (9) Karṇa (ear) | .. | .. | .. | 2 |