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.c47.96
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.c47.96
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Athātaḥ saṁpravakshyāmi aṅgulānāṁ tu lakshaṇam।
Mānāṅgulaṁ tu prathamaṁ syāt mātrāṅgulaṁ dvitīyakam॥ (1)
Deha-labdha-pramāṇaṁ tu tritīyam aṅgulaṁ smṛitam।
Yasmāt param aṇur nāsti paramāṇus tad uchyate॥ (2)
Paramāṇur adhaś chaivāpi cha keśāgra eva cha।
R(l)ikshā-yūkā-yavās tatra kramaśo'shṭa-guṇair matam॥ (3).
Mānāṅgulam iti proktaṁ tato mātrāṅgulaṁ śṛiṇu।
Āchārya-dakshiṇe haste madhyamāṅguli-madhyame॥ (4).
Parva(ṁ) mātrāṅgulaṁ jñeyaṁ deha-labdhāṅgulaṁ śṛiṇu।
Pratimāyās tathotsedhe tāla-gaṇyena bhājite॥ (5).
Teshvekaṁ bhāga-van-mānaṁ deha-labdhāṅgulaṁ smṛitam।