वास्तु मण्डन (मण्डन सूत्रधार - गृह, राजप्रासाद, दुर्ग एवं नगर-वास्तु सटीक)

INTRODUCTION xxix
This book seems to be a handbook of an architect who was a sūtradhara by
himself. We find this book to be of unprecedented popularity in the mediaeval
period as manuscripts of this text have been found in many parts of India. In this
book architects can derive an original blueprint of a fort, which was constructed
during that time, and the remains of the fort are still existing in the 21st century
even after withstanding the seasonal vagaries of tropical climate and the passage of
time. Along with the systematic planning of śālā houses and their varieties, the vivid
illustration of various types of war machineries have also been mentioned over
here. Analyzing the contents of the book it can be averred that this stupendous
composition, formulated by a stalwart of magnificent erudition, will be immensely
beneficial for researchers in future.