[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.c16.72 # 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.c16.72 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.c16.72 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c16.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c16.72) Forts are first divided into eight classes: \*śibira\*, \*vāhinīmukha\*, \*sthānīya\*, \*droṇaka\*, \*saṁviddha\* or \*vardhaka\*, \*kolaka\*, \*nigama\*, and \*skandhāvāra\* According to their situation, they are further classified into mountain fort (\*vana-durga\*), water fort (\*jala-durga\*), chariot fort (\*ratha-durga\*), gods' fort (\*deva-durga\*), clay fort (\*paṅka-durga\*), and mixed fort (\*miśra-durga\*). The mountain fort is sub-divided into three classes, according as it is built on the top of the mountain, in the valley, or on the mountain slope. - [Previous: v2.c16.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c16.71) - [Next: v2.c16.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c16.73) - [Up: v2.c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c16.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v2.c16.72) · Pramāṇa