[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.c14.s8.4 # 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.s8.4 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.s8.4 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c14.s8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c14.s8.4) Forts are first divided into eight classes, called \*śibira\*, \*vāhinī-mukha\*, \*sthānīya\*, \*droṇaka\*, \*saṁviddha\* or \*vardhaka\*, \*kolaka\*, \*nigama\*, and \*skandhāvāra\*. There is a further division of these forts according to their position. They are known as mountain fort (\*giri-durga\*), forest fort (\*vana-durga\*), water-fort (\*jala-durga\*) chariot fort (\*ratha-durga\*), gods’ fort (\*deva-durga\*), marsh fort (\*paṅka-durga\*) and mixed fort (\*miśra-durga\*). - [Previous: v2.c14.s8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c14.s8.3) - [Next: v2.c14.s8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c14.s8.5) - [Up: v2.c14.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c14.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c14.s8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c14.s8.4) · Pramāṇa