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.c47.4217

v7.c47.4217

(*a*) The general plan :
> Evaṁ vāstu-baliṁ kṛitvā bhajet shoḍaśa-bhāgikam ।
> Tasya madhye chaturbhis tu bhāgair garbhaṁ tu kārayet ॥ (1)
> Bhāga-dvā-daśaka-sārdhaṁ tatas tu parikalpayet ।
> Chatur-dikshu tathā jñeyaṁ nirgamaṁ tu tato budhaiḥ ॥ (2)
> Chatur-bhāgena bhittīnām uchchhrayaḥ syāt pramāṇataḥ ।
> Dvi-guṇaḥ śikharochchhrayo bhitty-uchchhraya-pramāṇataḥ ॥ (3)
> Śikharārdhasya chārdhena vidheyā tu pradakshiṇā ।
> Garbha-sūtra-dvayaṁ chāgre vistāro maṇḍalasya tu ॥ (4)
> Āyataḥ syāt tribhir bhāgair bhadra-yuktaḥ suśobhanaḥ ।
> Pañcha-bhāgena saṁbhajya garbha-mānaṁ vichakshaṇaḥ ॥ (5)
> Bhāgam ekaṁ gṛihītvā tu prāg-grīvaṁ kalpayed budhaḥ ।
> Garbha-sūtra-sama-bhāgād agrato mukha-maṇḍapaḥ ॥ (6)
> Etat sāmānyam uddishṭaṁ prāsādasya cha lakshṇaṁ । (7)