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

Ch. VIII – Prakīrṇakādhyāyaḥ 195 25. The Lakṣmīvilāsa type of palace is conducive to the prosperity of a King. Here, 25 parts of the land will have 36 pillars. 26. The wall will be equal to the 1/10ᵗʰ part and four doors are to be erected. The Bhadra will have nine parts out of which one part will contain three Mukhabhadras. 27. The Śrī-nivāsa brings prosperity if it is three and half storeyed with 124 pillars. There Māḍa will be constructed on the 3ʳᵈ and 5ᵗʰ storeys. 29. If the land is divided into 64 parts (8x8), the foundation will be on the 7ᵗʰ segment. The wall/partition will come within the half of the sixty four scale. There will be four doors and the Bhadra will be on the 25ᵗʰ part. The Bhadra (central offset) will be divided into three units and in one unit three Pratibhadras will be raised. 28- 30. In a Bhadra (central offset) the number of the pillars can be 4, 5, and in total from 80 to 200. In a Bhadra, the Māḍa will be above the third storey and in a house it will be above the sixth storey. 31-33. The Kṣīṇobhūṣaṇa type of residence is conducive to enjoyment and prosperity. If the total area of the land is divided by 10 (10x10)², two walls are to be measured accordingly. The middle portion will contain 100 pillars and it will be 7¹/₂ storeyed. In the 7th, 5th, 3rd, and in the 1st part of the Bhadra, there will be 28 scales. In all cases of 3¹/₂ storeyed buildings, there will be 52 pillars. So, the Pṛthvījaya type of palace will augur victory for the King. 34. According to the prescribed manner Pratāpavardhana and others are to be constructed from 25 hands up to 108 hands.

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2. It will be 100 square Padavinyāsa which is found in Rājavallabhamaṇḍana also.