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Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c77.5

Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c77.5

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v2.c77.5

| Species | Length | Breadth | Descriptions |
| 1. Men .. | 6 | 5 | .. |
| 2. Women .. | ... | .. | In likeness of a coconut (fruit) |
| 3. Children .. | 5 | 4 | .. |
| 4. Rākṣasas .. | 7 | 6 | In the likeness of the circle of moon. |
| 5. Divine beings .. | 8 | 6 | .. |
| 6. Divya-Mānuṣa .. | 6½ | 5½ | Half of the Golakas in excess to the proportion of the Mānuṣāṇḍaka. |
| 7. Pramathas .. | 5 | 4 | In the proportion of the children's Aṇḍaka. |
| 8. Yātudhānas .. | 7 | 6 | (cf. Rākṣas). |
| 9. Dānavas .. | 8 | 6 | (cf. Divine beings). |
| 10. Gandharvas .. | 8 | 6 | .. |
| 11. Nāgas .. | 8 | 6 | .. |
| 12. Yakṣas .. | 8 | 6 | .. |
| 13. Vidyādharas .. | 6½ | 5½ | (cf. (6) above). |