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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.c47.55

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.c47.55

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8 Paramāṇu (atoms) = 1 Ratha-dhūli (car-dust),  
8 Car dusts = 1 Vālāgra (hair’s end),  
8 Hair’s ends = 1 Likshā (nit),  
8 Nits = 1 Yūkā (louse),  
8 Lice = 1 Yava (barley corn),  
8 Barley corns = 1 Aṅgula (finger).

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