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

These should be with a width of three fourth of a module and thickness of one fourth of a
module. This structure should be embellished with the mouldings which look like the trunk
of elephant(hasti munda) and with bell-capital. Above and below the cosoles and the fist-like
mouldings, there should be tenons and variously shaped fillets.
व्यालनालकसिंहाद्यं मध्ये वा परिकल्पयेत् ।
मुष्टिबन्धसमाकारं चतुरश्रसमाकृति ।। ३३
vya'lana'laka simha'dyam madhye va parikalpayet /
mus''t'ibandha sama'ka'ram caturas'ra sama'kr'ti // 33
Or, he should decorate the portion between the consoles and the fist-like mouldings with
the images of vyala-animal, fishes(nalaka), lions and such others. More specifically, the
fist-like mouldings should be in the form of square and should be provided with fish(makara)
images,
यथेष्टविपुलोत्तुङ्गं तुङ्गाधर्समवेशनम् ।
दण्डिकोर्ध्वं तु वलयं गोपनं स्यात्तदूर्ध्वतः ।। ३४
हित्वावशिष्टमानं तु गोपनं चार्पयेद्बुधः ।
वसन्तकं वालिन्दं वा विधेयं वाजनोपरि ।। ३५
yates''t' vipulottun'gam tun'ga'rdha samaves'anam /
dan.d'ikordhve tu valayam gopanam sya'ttadu'rdhvatah // 34
hitva'vas'is''t'ma'nam tu gopanam ca'rpayedbudhah /
vasantakam va'lindakam va' vidheyam va'janopari // 35
The width and the height may be as desired by the architect. The recess should be with a measure
equal to half of the height. Above the consoles there should be liernes and above the liernes
should be the cornice.. The learned architect should adjust the remaining portion for the provision
of cornice. Above the vajana-fillet, he hould design vasantaka-fillet or the alinda-fillet.
त्रिपादोच्चं तदूर्ध्वं स्यात्कपोतोच्चं तु पूर्ववत् ।
एवं स्याद् दृढकल्पं तु शिलायेष्टकया द्रुमैः ।। ३६