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² (i) *Chaturaśra-śyena-chit*—so called because it resembles the form of a falcon and the bricks out of which it is composed are all square-shaped.
(ii) *Kaṅka-chit*—in the form of a heron (cf. Burnell, Cat. 29, of a carrion kite) is the same as *śyena-chit* except the two additional feet.
(iii) *Alaja-chit*—is the same except the additional wings.
(iv) *Prauga-chit*—is an equilateral triangle; and the
(v) *Ubhayataḥ-Praugachit*—is made up of two such triangles joined at their bases.
(vi) *Ratha-chakra-chit*—is in the form of a wheel, (i) a massive wheel without spokes, and (ii) a wheel with sixteen spokes.
(vii) *Droṇa-chit*—is like a vessel or tube, square or circular. (viii) *Parichayya-chit*—has a circular outline and is equal to the *Rathachakra-chit*, differing in the arrangement of bricks which are to be placed in six concentric circles.
(ix) *Samūhya-chit*—is circular in shape and made of loose earth and bricks.
(x) *Kūrma-chit*—resembles a tortoise and is of a triangular or circular shape. Compare Thibaut, *J.A.S.B.*, 1875, part I.