[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.s3.55 # 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.s3.55 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.s3.55 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c13.s3.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c13.s3.55) The works on royal polity deal with architectural matters in a more than casual way. The Kauṭilīya \*Artha-śāstra\*, for instance, devotes some seven chapters to the subject, containing a large number of structural details. There are interesting descriptions of forts, fortified cities, town-planning, and military and residential buildings.¹ - [Previous: v2.c13.s3.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c13.s3.54) - [Next: v2.c13.s3.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c13.s3.56) - [Up: v2.c13.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c13.s3) ## Cites (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c13.s3.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c13.s3.55) · Pramāṇa