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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) v7.c47.3059

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) v7.c47.3059

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v7.c47.3059

‘It was guarded by heroes in strength equal to the quarter-masters and versed in all śāstras; by warriors, who protect it, as the nāgas guard Bhogavatī. As the Great Indra protects his capital, so was this city, resembling that of the gods, protected by King Daśaratha, the chief of the Ikshvākus. This city was inhabited by the twiceborn who maintained the constant sacrificial fire, (men) deeply read in the *Veda* and its six *Aṅgas*, endowed with excellent qualities, profusely generous, full of truth, zeal, and compassion, equal to the great sages, and having their minds and appetites in complete subjection.’—(*Rāmāyaṇa*, I, 5, 5–17.)

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