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Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v1.c6.s18.78

Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v1.c6.s18.78

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(7) Shaḍ-vidhaṁ durgam āsthāya purāṇy-atha niveśayet । Sarva-saṁpat-pradhānaṁ yad bāhulyaṁ chāpi saṁbhavet ॥ Dhanva-durgaṁ mahī-durgaṁ giri-durgaṁ tathaiva cha । Manushya-durgaṁ mṛid-durgaṁ vana-durgaṁ cha tāni shaṭ ॥ Then follows the description of details of these fortified places. (Mahābhārata, XII. 86, 4-5, etc).