Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c18.s4.t1.16

c18.s4.t1.16

"Durga: Lit. 'difficult to go' into, hence a fortified place, a fort, a city. According to Mānasāra, the fortified cities are called forts and they are named as Sibire, Vahinīmukha, Sthaniya, Drōna, Sambiddha, Kōlaka, Nigama and Skandhāvara. For purely military purposes they are again classified as (1) Giridurga (Hill fort), (2) Vanadurga (forest fort), (3) Salila durga (Water fort), (4) Panka durga (clay fort), (5) Rathadurga (Chariot fort), (6) Dēvadurga (divine fort), and (7) Mishra durga (mixed fort)." (Acharya, P.K. pp. 226-229).