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.s27.43

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Rathas are constructed for ceremonial and ordinary drives of idols, Brahmins and Kings, as well as for fighting, mock-fighting, and other purposes (lines 1, 131-133).
Wheels and other, parts of Rathas, their shapes, measurement, and ornaments and mouldings are described (2-3 f). Other architectural details are also given (3-11).
With regard to shape, Rathas are divided into seven classes, namely, Nabhasvān-bhadraka, Prabhañjana-bhadraka, Nivāta-bhadraka, Pavana-bhadraka, Pṛishada-bhadraka, Indraka-bhadraka, and Anila-bhadraka (112-115). The first of these is square, the second hexagonal; the third should have two bhadras or porticoes and the fourth three porticoes, the fifth and the sixth should have ten porticoes, and the last one should have twelve porticoes (117-120). But according to some, the seven shapes are respectively semi-circular, circular, elliptical, rectangular, octagonal, hexagonal, and oval (121-123).