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(3) Varāhamihira describes the height, etc. of the buildings of the Brāhmans, kings, ministers and others (*Bṛihat-Saṁhitā*, LIII, 4-26). But the general rule about the height of the storey (bhūmikā) is also given (*Bṛihat-Saṁhitā*, LVI, 29-30) :

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Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit