समराङ्गणसूत्रधार (महाराज भोज - वास्तु, स्थापत्य एवं यंत्र शास्त्र)

xix Ch. 62. Drāviḍaprāsādalakṣaṇa describes the of features the Drāviḍa Prāsādas containing one to twelve storeys (bhūmis). Ch. 63. Mervādiviṁśikānāgaraprāsāda describes the features of Meru and twenty other kinds of Nāgara temples. Ch. 64 Digbhadrādiprāsādalakṣaṇa describes the features of Digbhadra and twelve other kinds of temples. Ch. 65. Bhūmijaprāsādalakṣaṇa describes the features of the Bhūmija temples. Ch. 66, Maṇḍapalakṣaṇa describes two main kinds of the Maṇḍapas or pavilions including Bhadra and other eight kinds of Maṇḍapas and other details of the construction of pavilions. Ch. 67, Saptaviṁśatimaṇḍapalakṣaṇa describes the characteristics of the twentyseven kinds of pavilions (maṇḍapas) beginning with Miśraka etc. Ch. 68, Jagatyaṅgasamudāyādhikāra describes the features or forms of the various parts of Jagatī or bastions. Ch. 69, Jagatilakṣaṇa describes the features of the thirtynine kinds of Jagati with their details. Ch. 70, Liṅgapīṭhapratimālakṣaṇa describes the measurement, materials etc. of the liṅgas, seats (pīṭha) and images (Pratimā). Ch. 71, Citroddeśa presents the description of paintings etc. Ch. 72, Bhūmibandha describes the preparation of the background for painting. Ch. 73, Lepyakarmādika describes the technique of clay-modelling and stucco work. Ch. 74, Aṇḍakapramāṇa describes the two main kinds of (Aṇḍaka) turrets and spires viz. Mukhāṇḍaka and Vṛttāṇḍaka, also including others, i.e. Alasāṇḍaka, etc. Ch. 75, Mānotpatti describes the measures (māna) and the measurements of the divine images and the rules of the employment of paintings. Ch. 76, Pratimālakṣaṇa describes the characteristic features for the making of images, its material and various limbs with their measurements. Ch. 77, Devādirūpapraharaṇasaṁyogalakṣaṇa describes the images of Brahmā, Śiva, Kārttikeya, Balabhadra, Viṣṇu, Lokapālas, Lakṣmī etc. Ch. 78, Doṣaguṇanirūpaṇa describes the defects and excellences of the divine images. Ch. 79, Ṛjvāgatādisthānalakṣaṇa describes various poses (sthāna) of the images.