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The whole compound of a house or temple is divided into five courts. The first one is called the Antar-maṇḍala or the innermost court (line 11). The second is known as Antar-nihāra and the third as Madhyama-hārā (12). The fourth court is technically named Prākāra (12). The fifth and last one is known as the Mahā-maryādā or the extreme-boundary where the large-gate houses (gopuras) are constructed (14). As the name of the chapter (Prākāra-lakshaṇa, description of Prākāra) indicates, the greater part of it describes only the fouth court (15-102). Prākāras are also divided into the Jāti, Chhanda, Vikalpa, (Ābhasa) and Kāmya classes (3-5). Under each class a number of buildings (śālās) are exhaustively described (6-86).