Essay name: Architectural data in the Puranas
Author:
Sharda Devi
Affiliation: Himachal Pradesh University / Department of History
This essay studies ancient Indian architectural science as found in technical treatises and the Puranas, with special reference to the Matsya, Garuda, Agni and Bhavishya Puranas. These texts detail ancient architectural practices, covering temple and domestic designs, dimensional specifications, and construction rules.
Chapter 4 - Forts
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The Description in the DBP however. is the one most closely
related to the Artha艣膩stra.
23.
Artha艣膩stra, VIII, chap. 10.
24.
BS, chap. 54.
25.
MP, chap. 217. 7: sarve峁Ｄ乵eva, durg膩n膩峁�, giridurgam,
辫谤补艣补蝉测补迟别.
AP, chap. 222, 1-6.
26.
27.
DBP, chap. 72.
Main Category
1. Audaka (Water fort)
Subdivision
a. Antardvipa
b. Sthala
2. Parvata (Mountain fort)
3. Dhanvan (Desert fort)
a. Guh膩
b. Pr膩ntar
a. Nirudakastambha
b. Irina
4. Vana (Forest fort)
a. Kha帽j膩na
b. Stambagahan
28.
The VP, chap. 8. 98.
29.
Ibid., 8. III.
30.
D.N. Shukla, V膩stu艣膩stra: Hindu Science of Architecture. vol. 1, pp.
286-87.
