Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s3.84

c4.s3.84

“*Vimánas* are again divided into five sorts, with respect to their magnitude. They are called *sántica*,¹ *paustica*,² *jayada*,³ *atbhuta*,⁴ and *sarvacáma*.⁵ The breadths of these five kinds of temples being divided into seven, six, five, four, and three parts in due order; ten, nine, eight, and seven of those parts are given to their respective heights.”