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

Chapter VIII [Prakīrṇakādhyāyaḥ] Now the varieties of the houses. Śālā houses may be of eight types, they are Śuddhā, Sambaddhā,

1. Saṁyutā, Paribhramā, Chandabhinnā, Pratibhinnā, Sampuṭā and Pratikramā.
2. A Śālā house without any corridor is known as Śuddhā by the learned people. Sambaddhā type of Śālā is connected with the front corridor. 3-4. When rows of Śālā houses are surrounded by corridors from outside - they are known as Saṁyutā. In each of the separate Śālā houses, if there are corridors in between they are known as Paribhramā. It bestows all sorts of peace to the human being. When the inner chamber is endowed with a slab in be- tween the partition wall, it is known as Chandabhinnā.
3. When a contrivance made of six logs of wood, is placed inside the Śālā (which is) beneficial at all times, it is known as Pratibhinnā. When the corridors are inside the wall, as well as outside, it is known as Sampuṭā. 6-7a. In front of each separate Śālā, if there is a corridor designated as Kapilā and others then the Śālā is named as Pratikramā. There are four varieties of houses known as Gṛhamālā, Gṛhanābhi, Gṛhasaṁghaṭṭa and Gṛhāṇaka. 7b. In the Gṛhamālā type of houses, there will be rows of rooms in the front, centre, as well as in the back.
4. The Saṁghaṭṭā variety of houses will have rooms on all sides, in the front, back and in the centre. Gṛhanābhi is known to have different sizes of inner apartments and corridors.