[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [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)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927) › v2.c13.41 # 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) v2.c13.41 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) v2.c13.41 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c13.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c13.41) ³ (i) Chaturaśra-syena-chit—so called because it resembles the form of a falcon and the bricks out of which it is composed are all square shaped. (ii) Kaṅka-chit—in the form of a heron (cf. Burnell. \*Cat.\* 29. of a carrion kite) is the same as śyena-chit except the two additional feet. (i i) Alaja-chit—is the same except the additional wings. (iv) Prauga-chit—is an equilateral triangle; and the (v) Ubhayataḥ-Praugachit—is made up of two such triangles joined at their bases. (vi) Ratha-chakra-chit—is in the form of a wheel, (i) a massive wheel without spokes, and (ii) a wheel with sixteen spokes. (vii) Droṇa-chit—is like a vessel or tube, square or circular. (viii) Parichayya-chit—has a circular outline and is equal to the Rathachakra-chit, differing in the arrangement of bricks which are to be placed in six concentric circles. (ix) Samūhya-chit—is circular in shape and made of loose earth and bricks. (x) Kūrma-chit—resembles a tortoise and is of a triangular or circular shape. Cf. Thibaut, \*J. A. S. B.\*, 1875, part I. - [Previous: v2.c13.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c13.40) - [Next: v2.c13.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c13.42) - [Up: v2.c13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c13) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c13.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c13.41) · Pramāṇa