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(4) *Mānasāra* (Chap. xvi, named Prastara) : The height of the entablature as compared with that of the base is of six kinds (line 4). The former may be equal to the latter, or less by ¼, or greater by ¼, ½, ¾, or twice (lines 2-3) ; or in cubit measurement, these six kinds of height of the entablature begin with 7 cubits and end in 4½ cubits, the decrement being by ½ cubit (lines 5-6). These six kinds of entablatures are respectively employed in the houses of the gods, the Brahmans, the king or Kshattriyas, the crown princes, the Vaiśyas, and the Śūdras (lines 8-9).