बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

424 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LIII. Sl. 8-11. houses of the younger princes are half of those of the Yuvaraja's. नृपसचिवान्तरतुल्यं सामन्तप्रवरराजपुरुषाणाम् । नृपयुवराजविशेषः कञ्चुकिवेश्याकलाज्ञानाम् ॥८॥ Sloka 8.—The measure for the houses of feudatory chiefs, nobles and king's officers is equal to the differ- ence between the measurements of King's houses and those of the minister's. The dimensions of the houses of chamberlains, courtesans and artistes are equal to the difference between the measurements of the houses of the King and the Yuvaraja. अध्यक्षाधिकृतानां सर्वेषामेव कोशरतितुल्यम् । युवराजमन्त्रिविवरं कर्मान्ताध्यक्षदूतानाम् ॥९॥ Sloka 9.—The houses of all directors and officers (of stables, elephant-yards, dairies, royal kitchens, etc.) should be of the dimensions of treasure-houses and plea- sure-houses ; the difference between the measurements of the houses of Yuvaraja and minister gives the measure of the houses of heads of industrial workshops and of envoys. चत्वारिंशद्धीना चतुश्चतुर्भिस्तु पञ्च यावदिति । षड्भागयुता दैर्घ्यं दैवज्ञपुरोधसोर्भिषजः ॥१०॥ Sloka 10.—The five sorts of houses of royal astrolo- gers, preceptors and physicians measure 40, 36, 32, 28, and 24 cubits in breadth and their length exceeds the breadth by a sixth. वास्तुनि यो विस्तारः स एव चोच्छ्रायनिश्चयः शुभदः । शालैकेषु गृहेष्वपि विस्ताराद्द्विगुणितं दैर्घ्यम् ॥११॥ Sloka 11.—It is auspicious for a house to have the same height as its breadth. The length of houses con- sisting of single halls should be double their breadth.