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

pa'lika'bha' ca padma'gra' tatha' na'gatala'kr'tih /
tridha' man.d'i' sama'khya'ta' pa'dordhve potika' bhavet // 37
na'gavr'tta' patracitra' samudrormiriti tridha' /
The abacus is said to be of three kinds – palikabha, padmagra and nagatala. The potika
(bracket capital)should be designed above the top of the pillar. They are also known as
nagavrutta, patracitra and samudrormi(waves of the ocean).
स्तम्भत्रिगुणमाना सा दण्डोदय समायुता ।। ३८
छायाक्षेपण संयुक्ता नागवृत्तेति कीर्तिता ।
चतुर्दण्डसमायामा त्रिपादोदयसंयुता ।। ३९
छायाक्षेपणपत्रैश्च युक्ता पत्रविचित्रिता ।
पञ्चदण्डसमायामा दण्डमान समोदया ।। ४०
चतुर्भागैकतानेन युक्ता युग्मैस्तरङ्गकैः ।
यथेष्टैः पार्श्वयोश्चैव समुद्रोर्मिरिति स्मृता ।। ४१
stambhatrigun.a ma'na' sa' dan.d'odaya sama'yuta' // 38
cha'ya' ks"epan.a samyukta' na'gavr'tteti ki'rtita' /
caturdan.d'a sama'ya'ma' tripa'dodaya samyuta' // 39
cha'ya'ks"epan.a patrais'ca yukta' patra vicitrita' /
pan"cadan.d'a sama'ya'ma' dan.d'ama'na samodaya' // 40
caturbha'gaikata'nena yukta' yugmaistaran'gakaih /
yathes"t'aih pa'rs'vayos'caiva samudrormiriti smr'ta' // 41
That part which is with thrice the measure of the pillar and with a height of one hasta and
which is applied with over- hang recess is said to be nagavrutta. That which is with the
height of 4 hastas and thickness of three fourth hasta and which is applied with over-hang
recess and mouldings of leaves is called patracitrita. That which is with the height of
5 hastas and a thickness of one hasta and which is provided with the mouldings of the
waves of ocean up to one fourth of the said height on the desired sides of the pillar, is
known as smaudrormi.