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

Ch. III – Durgādilakṣaṇam 99 93-94. It will be either on the right side or left side of the house, and its measurement will be one, two or three hundred Dhanus⁵. It is adorned with varieties of trees, creepers, hundreds of playgrounds, water-reservoirs, water-buckets, and bathrooms with showers. Thus ends the third chapter of Vāstumaṇḍana, the book of architectures written by Śrī Sūtradhāra Maṇḍana. It describes the fort machineries and water reservoirs. There are 94 Ślokas. 5. F.N. चतुर्हस्तैर्धनुर्दण्डः 4 hands = 1 Dhanu - 1 hand approximately 18 inches - 4 x 18 = 72 inches Dhanu 72 x 100 = 7200 inches = 60 ft.