Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c18.s3.t2.23

c18.s3.t2.23

"Demarcation of the ground in side the fort shall be made first by opening three royal roads (Fig. 78) from west to east and three from south to north.

The fort shall contain 12 gates, provided with land and water way and a secret passage (Fig. 78)."

"Charriot roads (Fig. 86) royal roads and roads leading to Drōnamukha, stānīya, country parts and pas^tu^tôre grounds shall each be 4 Dandas in width.

Road leading to sayoniya (?) military station (Vyūhas) burial or cremation grounds and to village shall be 8 Dandas in width.

Roads to gardens, groves and forests shall be four Dandas; roads reading to elephants, forests, shall be 2 Dandas.

Roads for chariots (Fig. 86) shall be 5 arēnis (i.e. 7½ feet).