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

Ch. II – Āyādhikāraḥ 65 18. Simha is auspicious for a royal throne, main doors, kingés palaces, machineries, battle houses, weapons, armour, and prisons. 19. Śvā (South-West) is suitable for the houses of working class people, prostitutes, Mlecchas, untouchables, hypocrites, the place for elephants, Caṇḍālas and toilets. 20. Vṛṣa (West ) is appropriate for markets, granary, and dining places, houses of the businessmen, stables, Bhājana¹ of eating places. 21. Among four types of musical instruments, actors and directors, for the prostitutes, potters, and washermen, Khara (N.W) is suit- able for those following these occupations. 22-23a. Gaja should be placed on the North, and Siṁha (South) is to be dis- carded there. In the pleasure garden for a kingés sport, in the house of a kingés wife, seats, beds, transports, and for the house of women Gaja should be added. 23b-24. Though Dhvāṅkṣa (N.E) is not beneficial but Āya is regarded as auspicious for Kambikā (measurement). It is appropriate for a monastery business house and in the aviary. Length of the statue, phallus, flag, umbrella, can be measured with the help of Āya . 25. In other places, the calculation of length and breadth should be fixed. A plan of 11 divisions in length and 50 division in breadth is to be drawn. 26. In the upper chambers serially the members - 14, 27, 2, 12, 14, 8, 4, 3, 5, 6, 9 should be written.

१४	२७	२	१२	१४	८	४	३	५	६	९
अ	आ	इ	ई	उ	ऊ	ए	ऐ	ओ	औ	क
ख	ग	घ	ङ	च	छ	ज	झ	ञ	ट	ठ
ड	ढ	ण	त	थ	द	ध	न	प	फ	ब
भ	म	य	र	ल	व	श	ष	स	ह	क्ष

1. This moulding called Bhājana is treated as the topmost or crowning moulding of pedestals and basement. It is rectangular in form.