Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s5.2

c4.s5.2

“The height is twice the breadth, which latter is divided into six parts; one to be given to the *carnacút'ha*,[^asterisk] one to the *hárántara*,dagger two to the *muc'hub'hadra*,[^daggerdbl] and two to the *carnacút'ha* and *hárántara* on the other side of the façade. The height of the edifice is divided into twenty-eight parts, of which three are given to the *ad'hist'hána* (base), six to the pillars, three to the entablature, five to the pillars above; two to the entablature, one to the base, two to the neck or cant'ha, four to the cupola, and two to the pinnacle.”