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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.c47.57

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.c47.57

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Further details (49–53) : 12 Aṅgulas = 1 Vitasti (span). 2 Spans or 24 aṅgulas = 1 Kishku-hasta (smallest cubit). 25 Aṅgulas = 1 Prājāpatya-hasta. 26 „ = 1 Dhanur-mushṭi-hasta. 27 „ = 1 Dhanur-graha-hasta. 4 Cubits = 1 Dhanuḥ or daṇḍa (bow or rod). 8 Daṇḍas (rods) == 1 Rajju (rope).