Public Administration in Ancient India c18.90

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c18.90

⁴ Manu, VII. 74. “Dhanva-nṛ-mahī-vṛkṣa-giri-durgāṇi.” The Agni Purāṇa and the Sukranīti also mention these kinds of forts. The Mānasāra mentions ‘śivira,’ ‘vāhinīmukha,’ ‘sthānīya,’ ‘droṇaka,’ ‘saṃsiddhi,’ ‘kolaka,’ ‘nigama,’ ‘skandhāvāra,’ as the eight varieties of forts. Ch. XI.

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Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Mānasāra — Sanskrit
Śukranīti (Śukrācārya) — Śukrācārya, Sanskrit