मानसार शिल्पशास्त्र (प्रसन्ना कुमार आचार्य - प्राचीन भारतीय स्थापत्य, नगर-नियोजन व मूर्ति-शिल्प महाकोश)

kudmala usually means bud. In Sanskrit manuscripts, द्म and द्य or ह्म are often confused.
Look at the bracketed letter: it has ह with म? No, ह with a loop at the bottom-right: that's ह्म!
Wait, look at the letter before the parenthesis: कु then द्य? It has द and a subscript: कुद्य or कुद्म?
Wait, look at the letter inside: ह्य or ह्म?
Actually, could it be कुच(ह्य)लम्?
Look at the letter: is that a च?
Wait! कु च ( ह्य ) ल म्? No, look at च in चतुष्कानां: च is flat. Here it is curved like द or च.
Wait, look at कुद्य(ह्य)लम्:
Let's zoom in on कु...:
कु + letter with a top bar, curved body like द, subscript?
Wait, is it कुद्दालम्? No, ends in लम्.
Wait, look at the parenthetical letter: it has ह and under it is म? Wait, ह्म! Or ह्य?
Wait, what about कुड्मलम्? In Nagari, `