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

2 MĀNASĀRA
the comparative degree is generally superfluous. But if the first अपि
is taken to mean 'although', and the second अपि 'yet', the purport
may be 'although it was more than complete yet it was noticed....' ;
we would, however, prefer to construe the verse thus—मुनीन्द्रैर्यद्वास्तुशास्त्रं
(आदौ) प्रोक्तं तद् (वास्तुशास्त्रं) मानसारर्षिणा समस्ततरवस्तु (कृत्वा) लक्ष्यते स्म ।
In this construction the second अपि, like the following particle हि,
must, of course, be taken to have been used in वाक्यालङ्कार, having no
special signification; but the first अपि may mean 'even' (making it
'even' more than complete, i.e., perfect in every possible way).
5. (1) D. छादन ।
(2) All Mss. read शिष्ट; the emendation is suggested by the
name and contents of chapter II.
6. (1) I. J. F. प्रकाराणां; the correct reading is suggested by the
name given to chapter III in the colophon.
(2) The form विधिं, being connected with प्रोक्तं in the passive
voice, is grammatically untenable; but this mistake is deliberately
repeated several times in this chapter; the emendation विधिः is, therefore,
not made. The form प्रोक्तं in all other places also in this chapter must be
taken as सामान्ये नपुंसकम् ।
10. I. रूप for लम्ब, suggested by all other Mss.
13. (1) B. D. प्रस्तार ।
(2) The barbarous form कर्मेस्य for कर्मणः is apparently due to
the analogy of प्रस्तरस्य. This is intentionally left unemended in order to
illustrate the ungrammatical style of the Mānasāra, which is elaborately
discussed elsewhere, (Indian Architecture by the writer, pp. 199—214).
27. The uniformity would require the form तोरणस्य ।
29. The discrepancy between the plural form ब्रह्मादीनां and the
singular form त्रिमूर्तेः should be noticed. J. reads त्रिमूर्तिः ।
31. (1) I. अनि काकैः; the emendation जैनिकानां is suggested by the
name given in the colophon and opening line of the chapter in question,
numbered LV; it is also necessary to make the line symmetrical as well
as intelligible, for the word जैनिकारक is meaningless.