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.c47.3795

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.c47.3795

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Commentary : purusha-śabdenordhñva-bāhuḥ purusho jñeyaḥ, sa cha viṁśat-adhikaṁ aṅgula-śataṁ bhavati—by the word ‘purusha’ is to be understood the man with uplifted arms, that is, 120 aṅgulas (or 5 cubits).—(*Brihat-Saṁhitā*, LIV, 7, *J.R.A.S.*, N. S., Vol. VI, p. 301, note 1.)

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Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit