कामिक आगम: पूर्व भाग (अष्टाविंशति मूल शैव आगमों का प्रथम एवं सर्वोच्च आगम महाकोश)

na'garam sa'tvike ks"etre vesaram sya' tamo adhike ।। 3
ra'jase dra'mid'am sa'rvades'yam sarvatra sammatam।
ka'lin'gam ca vara't'am ca gra'hyam satvarajodhike ।। 4
The land in which sattvika prevails dominantly is known as nagara. The land where
tamo-guna is in excess over the other two is known as vesara. The land where rajo-guna
is in excess over the other two is known as dravida. The land where all the three gunas
are equally present is known as sarvadesika. The land where both tamasa and rajasa
are in excess over sattvika is known as kalinga. The land where sattvika and rajasa
are in excess over tamasa is known as varata.
मूलं मसूरकं जङ्घा कपोतं शिखरं गलम्।
ऊर्ध्वे चामलसारेणाष्ट वर्गाःकुम्भशूलयुक्।। ५
अन्यैरूपरि निक्षिप्तं प्रोक्तं वर्गाष्टकं तु यत्।
mu'lam masu'rakam jangha' kapotam s'ikharan galam।
u'rdhve ca'malasa'ren.a's"t'a varga'h kumbha s'u'layuk ।। 5
anyairupari niks"iptam proktam varga's"t'kam tu yat।
Basement, pillar, entablature, neck, finial, amala-sara( a structure looking like a
myrobilon fruit), kumbha and sula – these are the eight component parts of a building.
The uppermost two members, namely kumbha and sula, would be left out by some
architects.
रथैः प्रतिरथैः कोणैरन्योन्याधिकभद्रकैः।। ६
त्रिभिर्वा पञ्चभिर्भागैः नवभिर्वाथ सप्तभिः।
सोष्टभावादिभिर्नीड युक्तोपान्तैश्चरण्डकैः।। ७
सर्वाकृति विचित्राङ्गैस्सन्तारप्रस्तरक्रियम्।
ऊहप्रत्यूह संयुक्तं ओजानोजांश मुण्डयुक्।। ८
सगर्भकर्मजं यत्तु मण्डलामल सारकम्।
शुकनासिकयोपेतं पार्श्वयोः प्रमुखे मुखे।। ९
मुण्डमण्टप संयुक्तं अङ्गप्रत्यङ्ग कल्पितम्।
यथायुक्ति यथाशोभं विधातव्यं हि नागरम्।। १०