Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s1.9

c4.s1.9

This chapter closes with rules respecting the projection of the highest and of the most prominent parts of the pedestal, &c. &c. in these words: “The projection of the base or *upána* is equal to its height, or two, three, or four times as much more than its height; that of the *padma* is also equal to or twice as much as its height; and that of the *cumuda* or the *capóta* is always equal to, or something less than its own height. The *padma* should be ornamented with the petals of the lotus, the square fillets with forms of gems, blossoms, foliages, &c., and the *cantha* with figures of *vyálas*,[^asteriskasterisk] *sinhas*,[^\dagger\dagger] or of leaves, flowers, and the like.”