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

Ch. VI – Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 147 35. Those names which are against popular usages and the scrip- tures should be discarded. In place of 10, 11 (Rudra) and 12 ( Sūrya)⁵, which are Guru, the Laghu can be inserted therein. 36. It has been said by Svayaṁbhuva that in the place of one, two, three and four Śālā coming serially, the excess of the first form in a Prastāra should be given up. 37. Though according to the sayings of Viśvakarmā there are sixteen different types of divisions, three divisions of Prastāra are indi- cated by Viśvakarmā. 38. Previous forms should be discarded if there are extra Alindas in front of the house. The construction of the house starts from single form but from the second there may be 1000 forms. 39. For each of the three divisions there will be eight varieties. The front part of the eight varieties of Dhānya and others will be equal; again they will be joined with Laghu. 40. With the addition of Alindas, each will have eight varieties again. Now the varieties of Ekaśālā 41-42. Dhruva, Dhānya, Jaya, Nanda, Khara, Kānta, Manohara, Sumukha, Durmukha, Krūra, Supakṣa, Dhanada, Kṣaya, Ākranda, Vipula, Vijaya- give results true to the meaning of their names, so one should discard Khara, Durmukha, Krūra, Kṣaya, and Ākranda. Thus ends Dhruvā etc. If Dhānya and other varieties are endowed with Alindas in eight directions at intervals, then these will be termed as Ramya, Śrīdhara, Mudita, Vardhamānaka, Karāla, Sunābha, Dhvāṁkṣa and Samṛddhi. Thus ends Ramya etc.

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5. Here Arka and Sūrya indicate number 12.