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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) v5.c33.s7.9

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) v5.c33.s7.9

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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| CXI | Thirty-seventh type | Droṇa, with 15 by 7 parts, used as a place for ram-fighting, also as the sports-pavilion for gods, as also the chapel in king's palace and for practising archery and wrestling. |
| | Ninth type | Vijaya, with 4 by 2 parts, used as the wedding pavilion and also as a place dedicated to gods for free distribution of water. |
| | Thirtieth type | Dhānyāgāra, with 10 by 3 parts, for Śūdras, used as a dwelling-house. |
| | Fig. 5 | Treasury, with 5 by 3 parts, for Kshatriyas and others. |
| CXII | Nineteenth type | Deva, with a thousand columns, used as council hall of gods and kings. |
| | Fig. 1 | Elevation. |
| | Fig. 2 | Section. |
| | Fig. 3 | Plan with nine parts square, excluding porches. |
| | | *Not illustrated* |
| | Fourth type | Mālyaja, used as a chapel with the image of a deity therein. |
| | Fifth type | Pāriyātra, used as a temple where a deity is installed. |
| | Sixth type | Gandha-mādana, used as a place for pilgrimage. |
| | Seventh type | Hema-kūṭa, used as a place for dancing and singing. |
| | Tenth type | Siddha-yoga, of 192 columns. |
| | Twelfth type | Sichā, used as an ordinary kitchen. |
| | Thirteenth type | Pushpa, used as a place for collecting flowers or as a bower. |
| | Fifteenth type | Śiva, used as a room for unhusking corn. |
| | Seventeenth type | Jālaka, used as a treasury for clothes, ornaments, jewels and other valuables. |
| | Twentieth type | Śālā, used as a residence. |
| | Twenty-first type | Kṛita used as a dwelling-house. |
| | Twenty-second type | Darbha, used as a stable for elephants. |
| | Twenty-third type | Kauśika, used as a stable for horses. |
| | Twenty-fifth type | Sukhāṅga, used as a guest-house. |