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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.c47.5175

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.c47.5175

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v7.c47.5175

Classification :
Chaturdhā mālikā śālā sabhā-muṇḍaja-saudhaje ॥ (1)
Definitions (vv. 2–5) :
Śālāyām api śālāṅgā nishkrāntānana-śobhitā ।
Sā śālā mālikā jñeyā śāstre' smin Kāmikāgame ॥
Sabhāvad vihitā bāhye prāsādavad alaṅkṛitā ।
Uha-pratyūha-saṁyuktā yā sabhā sā cha mālikā ॥
Yatheshṭa-diśi saṁyuktā bhoga-bhūmi-samanvitā ।
Prāsāda-vyāsa-dīrghochchā proktā prāsāda-mālikā ॥
Maṇḍapasyokta-vistārāyāma-tuṅga-vibhūshinī ।
Sarvatra muṇḍākāratvāt kathitā muṇḍa-mālikā ॥
Further classifications (vv. 6–7) :
(i) Saṁchita, Asaṁchita, and Upa(also Apa)saṁchita.
(ii) Nāgara, Drāviḍa, and Vesara.
(iii) Jāti, Chhanda, and Vikalpa.
(iv) Śuddha, Miśra, and Saṁkīrṇa.
(v) Vīja, Mūla, and Aṅkura (this class is not specified).

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