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.c47.6456

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.c47.6456

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‘Sarvato-bhadra is the name of a kind of building which has four entrances, many spires or turrets (śikhara), many beautiful dormer windows and five storeys, and is 26 cubits broad.’ (*Ibid.*, LVI, 27, *J. R. A. S.*, N. S., Vol. VI, p. 320.)

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Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit