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

upa'nana't sthu'pi paryantam yuga's'ram na'garam bhavet |
kan.t'ha't prabhr'ti vr'ttam yad vesaram pariki'rtitam || 107
kan.t'ha't prabhr'ti vasvas'ram dra'mid'am pariki'rtitam |
sa'rvades'ika dha'mnyetan na'gara'dyam praki'rtitam || 108
The building which is in square shape from the basement(upana) to dome is known as
nagara. The building which is in circular shape from the neck portion is said to be
veasra. The building which is in octagonal shape from the neck portion is said to be
dravida. In the sarvadesika type of building, the features of nagara and other types of
building could be provided.
चतुरश्रायाताश्रं तन्नागरं परिकीर्तितम्।
अष्टाश्रं च षडश्रं च तत्तदायाममेव च ।। १०९
सौधं द्रामिडं इत्युक्तं वेसरं तु प्रकथ्यते।
वृत्तं वृत्तायतं चाश्रं वृत्तं चान्यत्प्रकीर्तितम्।। ११०
द्रामिडाख्य विमानेऽपि नागरादि प्रभेदितम्।
caturas'ra'ya's'ram tan na'garam pariki'rtitam /
as't'a's'ram ca s'ad'as'ram ca tattada'ya'mam eva ca // 109
saudham dra'mid'am ityuktam vesaram tu prakathyate /
vr'ttam vr'tta'yatam ca's'ram vr'ttam ca'nyat praki'rtitam // 110
dra'mid'a'khya vima'nepi na'gara'di prabheditam /
Square and rectangular forms are considered to be of nagara style. The building
constructed in the form of octagonal, hexagonal and elongated versions of these
forms are considered to be of dravida style. Circular form, elongated circular form and
angled circular form and other related forms are considered to be of vesara style. Even
in the vimana(super structure) of dravida style, the variations related to nagara and
other styles could be provided.
लिङ्गाद्यं कथितं पूर्वं वपुस्तत्रापि कथ्यते ।। १११
नागरं लक्षणं पूजाभागे षाडश भाजिते।
ऊर्ध्वे षड्भूतवेदांशं त्यक्त्वाधो लक्ष्म कारयेत्।। ११२