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

These components should be one above the other, in the said order. These components should be
in 3 parts, 1 part, 1 part, one fifth, two fifth, three fifth and one third (of the total height of the
prastara). These are the components of the entablature. O, the twice-born sages!, of these components,
uttara is of three kinds – khandottara, patrabandha and rupottara.
पादविस्तारविस्तारं समोदय समन्वितम्।
खण्डोत्तरं इति ज्ञेयं पादेनोत्सेधसंयुतम् ।। ५
पादविस्तार संयुक्तं पत्रबन्धं इति स्मृतम्।
अर्धोच्चं पादविस्तारं रूपोत्तरमिहोदितम् ।। ६
pa’davista’ra vista’ram samodaya samanvitam /
khan.d’ottaram iti jn”eyam pa’denotsedha samyutam // 5
pa’davista’ra samyuktam patrabandham iti smr’tam /
ardhoccam pa’davista’ram ru’pottaram ihoditam // 6
The uttara whose width is equal to that of the pillar and height is equal to that width is known
as khandottara. The uttra whose height is equal to three fourth of the width of the pillar and width is
equal to that of the pillar is known as patrabandha. The uttara whose height is equal to half the
width of the pillar and width is equal to the width of the pillar is called rupottara.
त्रिपादं वा त्रित्रिभागोनं अर्धं वा कर्णनिर्गमम्।
स्वस्तिकं चार्धमानं च नन्द्यावर्त समाकृति ।। ७
सर्वतोभद्र वृत्तं वा प्रत्युत्तर निवेशनम्।
tribha’gam va’ tritribha’gonam ardham va’ karn.anirgamam /
svastikam va’rdhama’nam ca nandya’varta sama’kr’ti // 7
sarvatobhadra vr’ttam va’ pratyuttra nives’anam /
The projection of the cornice should be three fourth, one fourth or half of its width. The
components from the architrave to the friez may be in the form of svastika, vardhamana,
nandyavarta, sarvadobhadra or vrutta.