abdurga

E. ap water, and durga fort.

rounded by deep water; Manu recommends it, amongst

other sites, as one where a king should build his town:

dhanvadurgaṃ mahīdurgamabdurgaṃ vārkṣameva ca . nṛdurgaṃ giridurgaṃ vā sa-

māśritya vasetpuram (Kullūka: jaladurgamagādhodakena sarvataḥ pari-

vṛtam); the best fortress for a king is, however, the gi-

ridurga q. v., for the abdurga is, in the view of Manu, the

appropriate fortress for aquatic beings, the dhanvadurga q. v.

for wild animals, the mahīdurga q. v. for mice or other ani-

mals living in holes, the vṛkṣadurga q. v. for monkeys, while

the nṛdurga q. v. is the fortress for men and the giridurga

for gods. E. ap and durga.

n. (-rgaṃ) A fortress surrounded by a moat or lake.

E. ap water, and
durga fort.