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) v4.c29.s5.113
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) v4.c29.s5.113
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Of the other non-architectural works the *Arthāśāstra* of Kauṭilya devotes some seven chapters to the subject, containing interesting descriptions of forts, fortified cities, town-planning, and military and residential buildings. The *Śukra-nīti* deals with both architectural and sculptural objects, wherein are also found certain rules and structural details along with descriptions of forts and fortified cities, of temples and other kinds of buildings, and of various kinds of images including a reference to the seven *tāla* measure and the direction regarding the repair of broken images.²
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- Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit
- Śukranīti (Śukrācārya) — Śukrācārya, Sanskrit