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

ऊनाधिक्ये प्रकर्तव्ये तथान्येषां प्रकल्पयेत् ।
आत्ताधिष्ठानतुङ्गेन द्विगुणः पादतुङ्गकः ॥ ८
u'na'dhikye prakartavye tatha'nyes"a'm prakalpayet /
a'tta'dhis"t'ha'na tungena dvigun.ah pa'da tun'gatah // 8
The reduction or increase applied to the pillars of the ground floor should be maintained in
the height of the pillars of the successive storeys above. The height of the pillar could be
determined even from the height obtained for the base. The height of the pillar should be
twice the height of the base.
अथवात्तांशमानेन स्तम्भदैर्घ्यं प्रकल्प्यताम् ।
आत्तोत्सेधांशमानं तु षट्सप्ताष्टनवांशकम् ।। ९
हीनं वाप्यधिकं वापि स्तम्भोत्सेधं प्रकल्पयेत् ।
अथवा स्तम्भतुङ्गे तु वसूनन्ददशांशके।। १०
विस्तारस्त्वेकभागस्स्यात्सर्वे यद्दारुपादके ।
तद्व्यासाधं च पादेन त्रिद्व्यंशं वा प्रकल्पयेत् ।। ११
athava'tta'ms'a ma'nena stambha dairghyam prakalpyata'm /
a'ttotsedha ma'nam tu s"ad'sapta's"t'a nava'ms'kam // 9
hi'nam va'pyadhikam va'pi stambhotsedham prakalpayet /
athava' stambhatun'ge tu vasunanda das'a'ms'ake // 10
vissta'rastveka bha'gassya't sarve ydda'ru pa'dake /
tadvysa'rdham ca pa'dena tridvyams'am va prakalpayet // 11
In an alternate way, the height of the pillars could be determined from the height obtained for
a single part or member of the base. Or, the width of the pillar may be determined from the
height of the pillar. The width of the pillar may be one sixth, one seventh, one eighth or
one ninth of its height. Or, the width or the diameter may be one eighth, one ninth or one
tenth of the height. This method is specially applicable to the wooden pillars. Half, one fourth
or two third of this measure may be taken to be the width or diameter.