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

aya and others- as applicable to it. The edifice should be with uniformly proportioned
interior parts. Such edifice belongs to nagara type.
हस्तच्छेद परीहृत्यैर्हृत्वा धामविधानवित्।। ३०
भद्रालङ्कार संयुक्तं द्रामिडं चेति कीर्तितम्।
hastaccheda parihr'tyai hr'tva' dha'ma vidha'navat // 30
bhadra'lan'ka'ra samyuktam dra'mid'am ceti ki'rtitam /
The knower of the science of designing the edifice should abandon the fractions of
hasta measure and apply the correct measures according to the process of aya and
other factors. The edifice raised by him in this way and which is associated with
the ornamental structures of front door and portico is declared to be dravida type.
लब्धमात्राविहीनं तु नातिरिक्तं सवक्त्रकम्।। ३१
उत्तरोत्तर निर्यूह सङ्गतं वेसरं मतम्।
labdha ma'tra' vihi'nam tu na'tiriktam savaktrakam // 31
uttarottara nirvyu'ha san'gatam vesaram matam /
Being without increase or decrease of even the smallest division of hasta-measure
obtained from the finger of the owner, the edifice should be built based on accurate
measure. It should be associated with portico, well-aligned pinnacle one above the other
on each successive storey and other component parts. Such building is considered to
be of vesara type.
त्रिपञ्चसप्तद्विचतुष्षड्भक्त्यैक तलक्रमात्।। ३२
नागरादिषु षड्भेदहीनमुक्तं च मध्यमम्।
साक्षाद् द्वित्रिचतुष्पञ्च तलमष्टनवांशकम्।। ३३
कनिष्ठं मध्यमं ज्ञेयं दशांशैकदशांशकम्।
श्रेष्ठं त्रयोदशांशं तु द्वादशांशं इति स्मृतम्।। ३४
तथा षट्सप्तभौमं त्रिः पञ्चद्विसप्तभागभाक्।