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

434 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LIII. Sl. 42-43. They are respectively called Prasaya, Sadharana, and Sama. It appears our author refers here to the last kind of digit. Viswa- karman opines that in the construction of houses, etc., the first kind of digit should be adopted; of beds, eating plates, vehicles, etc., the last variety. The combination of old and new bricks, baked and raw ones, etc., is forbidden. But Hiranyagarbha says : if necessary, raw bricks should be used below, and then baked ones. Maya objects to this and states :—There are five things to be done for houses ; viz., Katima, Granthima, Dayima, Ripima and Khatima. Hiranya- garbha says : There are different kinds of houses according to the materials used in the construction. One built of stone is called Mandira ; of baked bricks, Vastu ; this is the best ; of raw bricks, Sumanta ; of mud, Sudhara ; of wooden logs, Mana- sya ; of bamboos, Nandana ; of canvas for kings, Vijaya ; of vari- eties of straw, Kalima. For house-holders the best houses are those made of gold, silver, copper and iron. They are respectively called Pushkara, Sribhava, Suryamanta and Chanda. There are also four other varieties, viz., those made of lac, Anila, tin and Varibandhaka (वारिबन्धक). Thus there are fourteen varieties of houses in all categories. एकाशीतिविभागे दश दश पूर्वोत्तरायता रेखाः। अन्तस्त्रयोदश सुरा द्वात्रिंशद्वाह्यकोष्ठस्थाः ॥४२॥ Sloka 42.—In order to divide the ground-plan of a house into 81 squares, draw ten lines from east to west and ten others from north to south. Inside the diagram, thirteen deities are situated, and thirty two in the outer compartments. Thus, there are 45 deities in this figure. (p. 436) शिखिपर्जन्यजयन्तेन्द्रसूर्यसत्या भृशोऽन्तरिक्षश्च । ऐशान्यादिक्रमशो दक्षिणपूर्वेऽनिलः कोणे ॥४३॥