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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.c47.7220

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.c47.7220

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A fortified city (*M.*, Ⅹ, 41).
A fortress to defend 800 villages:
Ashṭa-śata-grāmyā madhye sthānīyaṁ, chatuś-śata-grāmyā droṇa-mukhaṁ, dvi-śata-grāmyā khārvaṭikaṁ, daśa-grāmī-saṁgraheṇa saṁgra-ṇaṁ sthāpayet ।
(*Kauṭilīya-Artha-śāstra*, Chap. ⅩⅩⅠⅠ, p. 64, para. 4.)
Jana-pada-madhye samudaya-sthānaṁ sthānīyaṁ niveśayet ।
(*Ibid*, Chap. ⅩⅩⅠⅤ, p. 51, para. 2.)

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