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.c16.304

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The *Chakravartin* is the suzerain of all the subordinate kings who send up tributes and taxes to him.² The next king, called both *Mahārāja* and *Adhirāja*, is the lord of seven kingdoms.³ *Mahendra* or *Narendra* is the master of three kingdoms, and more honourable than the *Pārshṇika*, *Paṭṭadhara*, *Maṇḍaleśa*, and *Paṭṭabhāj* classes of kings.⁴ The *Pārshṇika* is responsible for the administration of one kingdom, and the *Paṭṭadhara* governs only half a kingdom.⁵ The rest seem to be chiefs rather than kings though they possess their own army and courts. The *Maṇḍaleśa* is stated to be content with a *maṇḍala* or province, while half a *maṇḍala* or province is left to the charge of the *Paṭṭabhāj*.⁶ The *Prāhāraka* is the king of several *jana-pada* or divisions; and the *Astragrāhin* looks after several districts and is the ruler in a large city.⁷