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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.c14.s30.4

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.c14.s30.4

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The forms of cars are next discussed. With regard to their shapes, cars are divided into seven classes—*nabhasvān-bhadraka*, *prabhañjanab-hadraka*, *nivāta-bhadraka*, *pavana-bhadraka*, *pṛishada-bhadraka*, *indraka* (or *chandruka*)-*bhadraka*, and *anila-bhadraka*. The first of these is square, the second hexagonal, the third should have two *bhadras*, and the fourth, three *bhadras*; the fifth and the sixth should have ten *bhadras*, and the last one should be furnished with twelve *bhadras*.