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Chapter VII: Site Plans of Thirty-Two Varieties
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| III | First variety | Sakala plan of 1 plot. |
| | Second variety | Pechaka plan of 4 plots. |
| | Third variety | Pīṭha plan of 9 plots. |
| IV | Fourth variety | Mahāpīṭha plan of 16 plots. |
| | Fig. 1A | Same, arranged differently. |
| V | Fifth variety | Upapīṭha plan of 25 plots. |
| VI | Sixth variety | Ugrapīṭha plan of 36 plots. |
| VII | Seventh variety | Sthaṇḍila plan of 49 plots |
| VIII | Eighth variety | Chaṇḍita plan of 64 plots, square. |
| IX | Eighth variety | Same, circular. |
| X | Ninth variety | Parama-śāyika plan of 81 plots, square |
| XI | Ninth variety | Same, circular. |
| XII | Ninth variety | Same, triangular. |
| XIII | Tenth variety | Āsana plan of 100 plots, square. |
| XIV | Tenth variety | Same, circular. |
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| Plate no. | Figure | Descriptio |
| | | *Not illustrated* |
| | Eleventh variety | Sthānīya plan of 121 plots |
| | Twelfth variety | Deśya plan of 144 plots. |
| | Thirteenth variety | Ubhaya-chandita plan of 169 plots. |
| | Fourteenth variety | Bhadra plan of 196 plots. |
| | Fifteenth variety | Mahāsana plan of 225 plots. |
| | Sixteenth variety | Padma-garbha plan of 256 plots. |
| | Seventeenth variety | Triyuta plan of 289 plots. |
| | Eighteenth variety | Karnāshṭaka plan of 324 plots. |
| | Nineteenth variety | Gaṇita plan of 369 plots. |
| | Twentieth variety | Sūrya-viśālaka plan of 400 plots. |
| | Twenty-first variety | Susaṁhita plan of 441 plots. |
| | Twenty-second variety | Supratikānta plan of 484 plots. |
| | Twenty-third variety | Viśālaka plan of 529 plots. |
| | Twenty-fourth variety | Vipra-garbha plan of 576 plots. |
| | Twenty-fifth variety | Viveśa plan of 625 plots. |
| | Twenty-sixth variety | Vipula-bhoga plan of 676 plots. |
| | Twenty-seventh variety | Viprakānta plan of 729 plots. |
| | Twenty-eighth variety | Viśālāksha plan of 784 plots. |
| | Twenty-ninth variety | Vipra-bhakti plan of 841 plots. |
| | Thirtieth variety | Viśveśa-sāra plan of 900 plots. |
| | Thirty-first variety | Iśvarakānta plan of 961 plots. |
| | Thirty-second variety | Chandrakānta plan of 1024 plots. |
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VILLAGE SCHEMES OF EIGHT TYPES
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| XV | First type | Lay-out plan of Daṇḍaka village. |
| XVI | Second type | Ditto of Sarvatobhadra village |
| XVII | Third type | Ditto of Nandyāvarta village. |
| XVIII | Fourth type | Ditto of Padmaka village. |
| XIX | Fifth type | Ditto of Svastika village. |
| XX | Sixth type | Ditto of Prastara village. |
| XXI | Seventh type | Ditto of Kārmuka village. |
| XXII | Eighth type | Ditto of Chaturmukha village. |
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TOWN-PLANS OF EIGHT TYPES AND FORTS AND FORTRESSES OF FIFTEEN TYPES
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| XXIII | First type | Lay-out plan of Rājadhānīya city. |
| XXIV | Fifth type | Left side figure—General outline of Kharvaṭa town. |
| | Sixth type | Right side top figure—General outline of Kheṭa town. |
| | Seventh type | Right-side bottom figure—General outline of Kubjaka town. |
| | | *Not illustrated* |
| | Second type | Nagara—City without King's palace. |
| | Third type | Pura—Ordinary residential town. |
| | Fourth type | Nagarī—City of certain type. |
| | Eighth type | Pattana—Commercial port on sea-side. |
| XXV | Eleventh type | Left-side top figure—Jala-durga (water-fort). |
| | Fourth type | Left-side bottom figure, Droṇaka—A fortress or fortified commercial town. |
| | First type | Right-side top figure, Śibira—Encampment. |
| | | Right-side bottom figure—Details of Fort-gates. |
| | | *Not illustrated* |
| | Second type | Vāhinī-mukha. |
| | Third type | Sthānīya. |
| | Fifth type | Saṁviddha. |
| | Sixth type | Kolaka. |
| | Seventh type | Nigama. |
| | Eighth type | Skandhāvāra. |
| | Ninth type | Giri-durga—Mountain fort. |
| | First variety | Fort on the top of a mountain. |
| | Second variety | Fort in the valley of a mountain. |
| | Third variety | Fort on the mountain-slope. |
| | Tenth type | Vana-durga—Forest fort. |
| | Twelfth type | Paṅka-durga—Marsh (or clay) fort. |
| | Thirteenth type | Ratha-durga—Chariot fort. |
| | Fourteenth type | Deva-durga—Divine fort. |
| | Fifteenth type | Miśra-durga—Mixed fort. |
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FOUNDATIONS AND BRICKS
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| XXVI | Foundation | Left-side middle figure—Suggested section of foundation. |
| | Bricks | Right-side top figure—Intermediate size bricks. |
| | Ditto | Right-side middle figure—Small size bricks. |
| | Ditto | Ditto Large size bricks. |