समराङ्गणसूत्रधार (महाराज भोज - वास्तु, स्थापत्य एवं यंत्र शास्त्र)

xvii Ch. 29, Śayanāsanalakṣaṇa describes the making of bed steads, seats, chairs etc. which should be beautified with gold, silver and ivory or bell metal. Ch. 30, Rājagṛha describes the buildings of king's house. Ch. 31, Yantravidhāna deals with the various kinds mechanical con- trivances. Ch. 32, Gajaśālā describes the stables for elephants. Ch. 33, Aśvaśālā deals with the stables for horses. Ch. 34, Aprayojya-projya gives a list of what should be shown and what should not be shown in private and public buildings of all kinds, giving a list of hundred of inauspicious and auspicious figurines and symbols. Ch. 35, Śilānyāsavidhi describes the laying of the foundation stone. Ch. 36, Balidāna-vidhi describes the offering of Bali-worship to the different deities. Ch. 37, Kīlaka-sūtrapāta describes the lay-out of a house in its different parts with the help of a measuring string tied to a peg and then inserting different pegs in the ground to indicate the measured portions. Ch. 38, Vāstusaṁsthāna-mātṛkā describes the allocation of the different portions of the site plan of the town for the residence of the various officials, professionals and castes. Ch. 39, Dvāra-guṇa-doṣa describes the good points and faults of the door- ways. Ch. 40, Pīṭhamāna describes the measurements of the Pīṭhas or the plat- forms or seats for the different gods and the kings and men by which the size of the building was proportionately determined. Ch. 41, Cayavidhi describes the buildings of walls by means of a regular brick-laying. Ch. 42, Śāntikarma-vidhi relates to the performance of Śānti by the chief architect. Ch. 43, Dvārabhaṅga-phala describes the evils flowing from the falling of the doorways. Ch. 44, Sthapatilakṣaṇa describes the qualities of an architect. Ch. 45, Aṣṭāṅgalakṣaṇa describes the eight limbs of town planning and the architecture of a city. Ch. 46, Toraṇabhaṅgādiśānti describes the śāntikarma in case there is a collapse of the city gate.