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The toraṇa is an ornament (bhūshaṇa) for all kinds of thrones (line 1), as well as for temples and royal palaces (line 30). These arches admit of various forms. They may be circular, semi-circular, triangular (? hexagonal, tri-yugma), bow-shaped, or of any other desirable forms (lines 31-32, 33-36). The directions for making these arches as well as the measurements of their different parts are given in detail (lines 3-29, 45-76). With regard to ornaments and decorations, arches are divided into four kinds, technically called, Patra-toraṇa (leaf-arch), Pushpa-toraṇa (flower-arch), Ratna-toraṇa (jewelled arch), and Chitra-toraṇa (ornamental-arch) (lines 37-38).