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

and others should with such proportionate measures as to enhance elegance and beauty. The
pedestal(upapi't'ha) is basically meant for increasing the height(of the building), for infusing
elegance and beauty and for the strength of the building.
सभद्रं वा विभद्रं वा जन्मप्रभृति मध्यमे।
उपपीठं विधातव्यं अधिष्ठानोदयर्धतः॥ १३
पादेन च त्रिपादेन समेन त्रिगुणेन वा।
पञ्चांशे तु त्रयांशेन वह्न्यंशे त्वेकभागतः॥ १४
तदुच्चार्धं त्रिपादं वा पादं वाष्टांश हीनकम्।
द्विदण्डं वा त्रिदण्डं वा निर्गमं पादबाह्यतः॥ १५
पादुकाच्च बहिर्वाधो उपानस्तम्भ बाह्यकम्।
sabhadram va' vibhadram va' janmapabhrti madhyame।
upapi't'ham vidha'tavyam adis"t'ha'nodaya'rdhatah॥ 13
pa'dena ca tripa'dena samena trigun.ena va'।
pan"ca'ms'e tu trayams'ena vahnyams'e tvekabha'gatah॥ 14
taducca'rdham tripa'dam va' pa'dam va's"t'a'ms'ahi'nakam।
dvidan.d'am va' tridan.d'am va' nirgamam pa'daba'hyatah॥ 15
pa'duka'cca bahirva'dho upa'nastambha ba'hyakam।
There may or may not be a projecting moulding in between the plinth and the upapi't'ha,
supplementary base. This base should be designed with a height equal to half the height of
the base. Or its height may be one fourth, three fourth, three times, three fifth or one third
of the height of the base or equal to this height. Or, it may be three fourth or one fourth of
half the height of the base; or, less than half the height by 8 parts. Projection of the plinth of the
base in relation to the pillars of the ground may be 2 or 3 dandas. The projection may be aligned to
the exterior of the plinth or to the lower part of the base. Or, it may be aligned to
the projection of the base and pillars.
नवपङ्क्त्यंशकं कृत्वा त्र्यंशोचोपानमिष्यते॥ १६
द्व्यंशं पद्मं तदूर्ध्वं तु कम्पमेकांशमिष्यते।
षडंशः कर्णमिष्टस्स्याच्छेषं प्राग्वत्प्रकीर्तितम्॥ १७