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.c47.3609

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.c47.3609

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In connexion with a village and a fortified city :
Vaprāṁśa-bhitti-rakshārthaṁ paritaḥ parikhānvitam ।
Sarveshām api durgāṇāṁ vapraiś cha parikhair vṛitam ।
Bāhye prākāra-saṁyuktaṁ paritaḥ parikhānvitam ।
Paritaḥ parikhā bāhye vapra-yuktaṁ tu kārayet ।
Paritaḥ parikhā bāhye kuryād grāmeshu sarvaśaḥ ।