[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834) › c4.s10 # Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s10: A Vimána Consisting of Twelve Stories Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s10 - **Language:** English ### A Vimána Consisting of Twelve Stories ### [c4.s10.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s10.1) "The whole height is to be divided into eighty-seven parts, four to be given to the base, eight to the pillar, four to the entablature of the first story; seven to the pillar, three and a-half to the entablature of the second; six to the pillar, three to the entablature of the third; five to the pillar, two and a-half to the entablature of the fourth; four and a-half to the pillar, two and a-half to the entablature of the fifth; four to the pillar, two to the entablature of the sixth; three and a-half to the pillar, two to the entablature of the seventh; three to the pillar, one and a-half to the entablature of the eighth; two and a-half to the pillar, one and a-quarter to the entablature of the ninth; two and a-half to the pillar, one to the entablature of the tenth; two to the pillar, one to the entablature of the eleventh; one to the upper base, two to the \*cant'ha\*, three to the cupola, one and a-half to the pinnacle." --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s10) · Pramāṇa