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.c7.364

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¹ Chatur-asra-śyenachit—so called because it resembles the form of a falcon and because the bricks out of which it is composed are all of a square shape.
(2) Kanka-chit—in the form of a heron (cf. Burnell, Cat. 29, cf a Carrion Kite), is the same as Śyena-chit except the two additional feet.
(3) Alāja-chit—is the same as (2) except the additional wings.
(4) Prauga-chit--is an equilateral acute angular triangle; and the Ubhayataḥ Prauga-chit is made up of two such triangles joined with their bases.
(5) Ratha-chakra-chit—is in the form of a wheel, (a) a massive wheel without spokes, and (b) a wheel with sixteen spokes.
(6) Droṇa-chit—is like a vessel or tube, square or circular.
(7) Parichāyya-chit—has a circular outline and is equal to the Ratha-chakra-chit, differing in the arrangement of bricks which are to be placed in six concentric circles.
(8) Samuhya-chit—is circular in shape and made of loose earth and bricks.
(9) Kūrma-chit—resembles a tortoise and is of an angular or circular shape. (Cf. J. A. S. B. 1875, part I, ‘Śulva Sūtras’ by G. Thibaut).