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Ch. VIII – Prakīrṇakādhyāyaḥ 197 35-36. These royal palaces should be decorated with latticed window ornamented ceilings, images of lions, bells, ramparts, flagstaffs, pitchers, banners, Siṁhakarṇa, roll cornices, battlements. Now the Council Hall 37. If the land is to be divided into 16 parts, the centre will consist of four segments, and one outer part will form the Alinda. That type of hall is known as Nandā. 38. Two parts of the Bhadrā type of hall will have central offset (Bhadrā) and the Jayā variety is adorned with 4 mouldings (Bhadrā). There will be two Alindas each on the four sides of Pūrṇā and it is also adorned with mouldings. 39. The Divyā type of hall will have sixteen pillars on the 9th part of the area. The hall known as Yakṣī is adorned with four mouldings while the one known as Ratnajā will have mouldings on the third or second part. 40-41. The Utpalā type of hall will be decorated with Pratibhadra, an el- egant arched gateway, small towers (Niryuha), sloping roof (Madalā), continued pent, roof (Lūpā), canopy (Vitāna) of beautiful forms aquatic animals, elephants, lions, snakes, and wooden dolls. Now the pavilion 42. The pillars will have gaps ranging from three and half hands to seven hands. Their division will be made serially from one, two, three, four, five parts. 43. One of its constituent parts will have a length greater than the breadth. The height of the pavilion will be from 3½ hands to seven hands. 44. In a pavilion the extent of a pillar will be from six relative units to one hand.