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

tripa’doccam tadu’rdhvam sya’t kapotoccam tu pu’rvavat /
evam sya’d dr’d’hakalpam tu s’ila’yes”t’kaya’ dr’maih // 36
Their height should be three fourth of the height of the fascia and the height of the cornice
above should be as prescribed before. Thus, the cornice should be made so as to be sturdy.
It may be designed with stones, bricks or hard woods.
यथा प्रयोगस्थैर्यं तु तथा योज्यं विचक्षणैः ।
कपोतोच्चत्रिपादं वा पादं वा क्षुद्रनिर्गमम् ।। ३७
कपोतनासिका क्षुद्रनीव्रोर्ध्वे स्थितकर्णिका ।
सपाददण्डा वाध्यर्धद्विदण्डा विस्तृतान्विता ।। ३८
सिंहश्रोत्रशिखालिङ्ग पट्टिकान्तस्य पट्टिका ।
विधेया स्वस्तिकाकृत्या नासिकोर्ध्वेेन नासिका ।। ३९
कुक्षिकादि शिलामानं यथाशोभनमेव वा ।
वाताहत चलच्चारु लतावत्कर्णिकाक्रिया ।। ४०
yatha’prayogasthairyam tu tatha’ yojyam vicaks”an.aih /
kapotocca tripa’dam va’ pa’dam va’ ks”udra nirgamam // 37
kapota na’sika’ ks”udra ni’vrordhve sthita karn.ika’ /
sapa’da dan.da’ va’dhyardha dvidan.d’a’ vistr’ta’nvita’ // 38
simhas’rotras’ikha’lin’gam pat’t’ika’ntasya pat’t’ika’ /
vidheya’ svastika’kr’tya’ na’sikordhvena na’sika’ // 39
kuks”ika’di s’ila’ma’nam yatha’s’obhanam eva va’ /
va’ta’hata calacca’ru lata’vat karn.ika’ kriya’ // 40
The cornice should be designed in a fitting manner to render it sturdy by the skilled architects.
The projection of the eave of the cornice should be one third or one fourth of the height of
the cornice. The false dormer windows should rise above the cornice to look like the pericarp
of lotus and it should be above the edge of the rim. They should be with a width and height
equal to one and one fourth, one and a half of a module or 2 modules. Their top which should
be in the form of a lion`s ear, should rise above to reach the fillet or the frieze or the top portion
of the frieze. A false dormer window designed in the form of svastika should be above the
present false dormer window. The proportionate measures of their hollow part and of their tip