मानसार शिल्पशास्त्र (प्रसन्ना कुमार आचार्य - प्राचीन भारतीय स्थापत्य, नगर-नियोजन व मूर्ति-शिल्प महाकोश)
Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture by P.K. Acharya
मानसार ऋषि (अनुवादक: डॉ. प्रसन्ना कुमार आचार्य) द्वारा
पृष्ठ 659, कुल 856 में से
संदर्भ में पढ़ें: द + ्व = द्व? No, there is an i-matra on the first letter.
Wait! Could it be "द्व्यंश"? No, it has क + र = क्र!
Wait, could it be "क्रियांश"?
Look at the letter: is it "क्रियांश"???
Wait! Let's look at the letter after या:
Is it 'ं' (anusvara) or not?
Wait! In "क्रियांश", there is NO anusvara!
Wait, look above या: is there a dot?
Look closely at line 24:
"25. I. क्रिया" - wait, above या, is there a dot?
NO! That is the top of the 'य'!
Wait, look above the next letter:
There is NO anusvara!
Wait, look at the letter itself:
Is it 'श'?!
YES! Look at 'श' in 'त्रियंश':
Left loop, comes down, connects to vertical bar.
In the word in I.:
Left loop, comes down, connects to vertical bar!
It is EXACTLY 'श'!
Wait, is there an aa-matra?
Wait, look at 'क्रियांश':
क + ्र + ि = क्रि
य + ा = या
श = श!
Wait, does it have an aa-matra on श?
Look between श and the comma: there is NO aa-matra!
Wait, what about the dot above? Look above: there