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

Vastu Mandanam of Sutradhara Mandana with Commentary

मण्डन सूत्रधार द्वारा

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Ch. V – Gṛhavinyāsaḥ lakṣaṇasamuccayaḥ 135 16. The temple should be built on the Īśa (North-East) and it will face either South or West. In the place of Parjanya the royal court should be built, which will face West, having its face on the back. 17. In the Jaya, the place for the clerical community, hall for practice, pavilion, water tanks, in the Śakra, the painting gallery and the room for teaching and in the Sūrya the place for disbursement on the courtyard of the palace should be built. 18. In the Satya, schools and the legal court will be built facing back to back. On the Bhṛśa, the storage room for business affairs and on the Vyoma the main kitchen will be placed. 19. On the Vahni - the room for cooked food and cowshed, on the Puṣṇī the meeting room, on the Vitatha - the room for preserving armour, spears and other weapons as well as the dining room will be constructed. 20. The painting room as well as the place for guards or sentinels should be built on the Gṛhakṣata. On the Yama, the watch tower for observation of the troops and the pleasure room for dancers on the Gandharva should be constructed. 21. In the Bhṛṅga there will be a road, and following it there will be a room for diseased persons (Dehacintāpada) outside Mṛga. There will be a bathing room and the place for playing dice in the Pitṛsthāna, and the place for water sports in Dvāstha (Dauvārika). 22. Otherwise this palace should be built as high as an elephant to watch the battlefield or behind this, one room for the rehearsal of the battle can be built. 23. The wrestling place will be on the Sugrīva and on Puṣpadanta there will be the parade place for military exercise. For the Varuṇa prince's house, in the Asura granary and dressing room for women should be placed. 24. Weapons and poison for emergency use of the seraglio in the Śoṣa, rooms for the keeper of the seraglio in the Roga, the stable for donkeys and camels in the Vāyu and the pond for Dhātrī and Sairandhrī in the Nāga should be erected.

and ला, there is a half-ल! Look at line 8's "भल्लाटे": It is: भ (bha) + ल् (half la) + ला (lā) + टे (ṭe). Now compare line 8 "भल्लाटे" with line 2: In line 2: After 'कुर्या': There is द्. Then there is भ. Then there is... wait, look at the distance between भ and टे in line 2 vs line 8: In line 8: "भल्लाटे" is very wide! It has भ, then ल्, then ला, then टे. In line 2: the whole thing from द् to टे is the SAME width as "भल्लाटे" in line 8! Wait! It IS "कुर्याद्भल्लाटे"! Wait, let me look at the letters again: Is it द् + भ् + ला? Look at the print: Does it say "कुर्याद्भाटे" or "कुर्याद्भल्लाटे"? Wait, look at the image text in full resolution: Line 2: "मुख्ये कन्यागृहं कुर्याद्भाटे श्वेतभेषजम् ।" Wait, look at the letter: It is: क ु र ् य ा द् भ Wait, look at the characters: Is there a 'ल'? Wait, look at "द्भाटे": Why would someone see "

Ch. V – Gṛhavinyāsaḥ lakṣaṇasamuccayaḥ 137 25. The chamber of the girls in the Mukhya and the white medicinal herbs in the Bhallāṭa should be kept. In the Soma, the room for shampooing and in the Śaila toilets and confinement room for women are to be built. 26. In the Aditi there will be bathing place for children and in the Diti there will be place for massage and hot water. In the East there will be the drawing room, place for meeting and on both the sides there will be room for wrestling. 27. For a King’s house the best type of door is to be erected, espe- cially in the direction of Śakra. Three or five storied buildings are to be built either in Mukhya or Gṛhakṣata. 28. On the Puṣpadanta or Bhallāṭa, the door should be erected on the lower storey. According to the desire of the King the door and the edifices are not to be erected. 29. Residential places of women, bedrooms, walls, are to be con- structed. Stable for horses is to be erected on the left side and it is auspicious if placed in double intermediate space (Dviguṇāntara). 30. These will be of three types, 100, 80 or 60 hands in length. The width will serially be 15, 13, 11 and may end in 9 hands. 31. The horses will stay facing towards the south or north and that place will be raised by two hands. The hall for elephants will be placed on the southern part and it is auspicious if placed at four times distance. 32. The hall will be 7, 8 or 9 hands high and the pillars of the hall will have coating on them. The row of elephants will face either the East or South. Thus ends the 5th chapter of Vāstumaṇḍana in Vāstuśāstra comprising the arrangement of the house written by Śrī Sūtradhāra Maṇḍana.

षष्ठोऽध्यायः [शालादि गृहलक्षणम्] ध्रुवादीनि प्रवक्ष्यामि वासाय पुरवासिनाम्। शस्तानि निन्दितान्येषां भवन्ति भवनानि च ॥१ ॥ अलिन्दा द्वित्रिवेदान्तशाले गेहे ध्रुवादिवत्। मुखे द्वि १अधिका कार्या मण्डपस्य च वृद्धये ॥२ ॥ शालामध्ये द्विषट्दारु २एकं कुर्याद्विनापि तम्। मध्येऽपवरकं ३वापि फलकैर्दृढकाष्ठजैः ॥३ ॥ छन्दास्तु षड्जात्युत्पन्ना भेदैर्भिन्ना द्विरष्टभिः। तैरुक्तं क्रमरूपाद्यै गृहसंख्या ह्यनेकधा ॥ ४ ॥ खण्डपाण्डुवाजिमयतृणपर्णसुपट्टकैः। उदितः षड्विधः छन्दः प्रयोज्यो गृहकर्मणि ॥ ५ ॥ पट्टछन्दे यथा भेदाः शालालिन्दादिका मताः। विपरीता तृणछन्दे षोडशैव प्रकीर्त्तिताः ॥ ६ ॥ हीनोदयाः पाण्डुसंज्ञा वाजिनस्तूच्छ्रयेऽधिकाः। फलकान्ते चतुर्हस्तः शेषछन्देषु ४चोच्छ्रयः ॥ ७ ॥ १. त्र्यधिका - in B २. एवं - in A ३. चापि - in A ४. वोच्छ्रयः - in D.E

Chapter VI [Śālādi Gṛhlakṣaṇaam] Description of Ekaśālā and other houses

  1. Now I shall relate about the apartment, beginning with Dhruva and others for the dwelling of citizens, and whether auspicious or inauspicious.
  2. It is universally accepted that 2, 3 and 4 porticos (Alinda) will be built in the Śālā or a house. Two more porticos are to be added at the entrance, for the extension of the pavilion.
  3. In the center of the Śālā house, two ṣaḍdārukas¹ are to be erected, failing which at least one should be given, and outside it, the central lying- in-chamber should be made with strong wooden planks.
  4. The shapes (patterns) or Chanda are of six types having sixteen varieties. They have been described according to the serial order, the number of houses being innumerable.
  5. Khaṇḍa, Pāṇḍu, Vāji, Tṛṇa, Parṇa, Paṭṭa² - these six types of designs are to be used in the construction of the houses.
  6. The division of Paṭṭa Chanda is done according to the Śālās and Alindas. Tṛnacchanda is of opposite type and they have sixteen varieties.
  7. Pāṇḍu type of construction is less in height whereas Vājicchanda has greater height. For the remaining varieties of designs, the height will be similar to 4 hands at the extremity of the wooden plank.

  1. Ṣaḍdāru- a kind of wooden structure made of six logs of wood.
  2. Khaṇḍacchanda- Of the component parts of a human dwelling, which are mainly in the middle of the house. Pāṇḍu – Belonging to the storied mansions built in stone. Vājicchanda - Stone architecture. Tṛnacchanda - Śālās with thatched roof. Parṇa - Śālās with roof made of leaves. Paṭṭacchanda- Chādana type, Śālās with Pāṭana roof. A. P. ch 68. Verse 11 writes pūrṇa for parṇa.

140 वास्तुमण्डनम् अथ प्रस्तारः यदृच्छया लिख्य गुरून्सर्वस्याधो लघुं लिखेत्। यथोपरि तथा शेषं भूयः कुर्यादमुंविधिम्॥ ८॥ ऊने दद्यादुरून्सर्वं लघ्वन्तं प्रस्तारेदिति॥ ९॥ प्रस्तारः। नष्टे रूपे बुधैः पृष्टे गुरूरूने समे लघुः। विषमे चैकमाधाय दलयेत्पुनरेव हि॥ १०॥ नष्टम्। उद्दिष्टे स्थापयेदङ्कान् क्रमाद् द्विगुणितानधः। लघुस्थानोद्भवैरङ्कैः संख्या स्यादेकमिश्रितैः॥ ११॥ उद्दिष्टम्। प्रस्तारवर्णैस्तु समानैकाद्यानेक भू लिखेत्। ततः संकलनं कुर्यादुपात्यस्य निवर्त्तनात्॥ १२॥ एकादिलघुविज्ञानं द्वितीयस्थानतो भवेत्। मेरुश्च खण्डमेरुश्च सूची तद्वल्लघुक्रिया॥ १३॥ द्वौ भागौ विलिखेत्तिर्यगेककाङ्केन संयुतौ। अंशवृद्ध्य क्रमेणाधो मेरौ वा खण्डमेरुके॥ १४॥ एकैकाङ्कं लिखेत् पंक्त्यमादावन्ते च सर्वतः। ऊर्ध्वसङ्कलनेनाधः पंक्तौ पंक्तौ च मध्यतः॥ १५॥ आदौ सर्वगुरौ रूपं प्रान्ते सर्वलघुर्भवेत्। शेषेष्वेकाद्यलिन्दानां संख्या प्राज्ञैरुदाहृता॥ १६॥ इति मेरुखण्डे मेरुसूचीछन्दः॥

Ch. VI – Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 141 Now Prastāra 8. At one's convenience (free choice) the Guru³ should be drawn and under all Guru, Laghu can be arranged. The layout should be the same in the beginning as well as in the end and that order can be repeated. 9. In the layout, the arrangement of the Guru will be less and Laghu will be at the end. Prastāra 10. According to the scholars in the form, Naṣṭa Guru will be placed at the back and Laghu will be less in number and is to be placed at the even place. In case of uneven number, one should count again taking one of them. Naṣṭa 11. In the form Uddiṣṭa, the numbers are to be placed serially and the lower part will be multiplied twice. The numerals coming from Laghu will make a number with the addition of one. Uddiṣṭa 12. Those which are equal to the letters (Guru, Laghu) of Prastāra should be written in one place. Then the whole thing should be summarized for the completion of the penultimate. 13. The first Laghu is known to be placed in the second place. Like- wise in the Meru, Khaṇḍameru and Sūcī Laghu will be placed in the same manner. 14. Two sections are to be drawn slantingly so that they can be joined together. In the Meru and Khaṇḍameru the section will gradually increase downwards. Each row will start with one letter and it will end with the same. By arranging the upper line, lower line and the middle line, Guru will be placed in the beginning of each line and Laghu at the end. 15-16. According to the wise people, at the end the number of the porti- cos starting from one will emerge in this manner. This is Merusūcīchanda in Merukhaṇḍa. 3. According to A.P. Guru means wall and Laghu Alinda. Prastāra means permutation combination of Guru

142 वास्तुमण्डनम् इष्टरूपे लघून्पूर्वमन्ते तु विलिखेद्गुरून् । पूर्ववत्प्रस्तारे तावद्यावद्रूपविपर्ययम् ॥ १७ ॥ लघोः पृष्ठे गुरून्दद्याच्छेषांस्तस्माल्लघून्यसेत् । पूर्वरूपे तु यावन्तोलास्तावन्तोऽपरेष्वपि ॥ १८ ॥ खण्डप्रस्तार इत्येषपताकाछन्सूचकः । लघुक्रियाङ्गसंघात पृथगुपायदर्शितः ॥ १९ ॥ इति खण्डप्रस्तारः। लघुस्थाने गृहमुखदालिन्दं सृष्टितो न्यसेत् । तत्पर्यायाः क्षणे मुखाःपदेऽलिन्दे लघुस्तथा ॥ २० ॥ चतुर्गुरूणां प्रस्तारे एकशालानि षोडश । ध्रुवादीनि गृहाणि स्युस्तेभ्यो वेदोत्तरं शतम् ॥ २१ ॥ प्रस्तारो रूपभेदो स्याद्गृहाणि षोडशैव हि । तेषु मन्वङ्गदिग्विश्वपञ्चमं तु परित्यजेत् ॥ २२ ॥ तेभ्यः षोडशतश्चैकशालानि सयुगांशतम् । एकैकस्य सहस्रं तु पुनरष्टौ तथैकतः ॥ २३ ॥ द्वापञ्चाशद्द्विशालानामेकैकस्य क्रमेण च । ५द्विसहस्रमिता वृद्धिः पुनरष्टौ तथैकतः ॥ २४ ॥ द्वासप्ततिस्त्रिशालानि त्रीणि त्रीणि क्रमात्ततः । सहस्राणि भवन्त्येवं तथैवाष्टाष्ट चैकतः ॥ २५ ॥ ५. Comp A.P ch 93. V 22-23

Ch. VI – Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 143 17. In the desired form, Laghu is to be drawn first and Guru will be drawn at the end. When change is desired, the previous method will be applied in the Prastāra. 18. Guru will come after Laghu but Laghu will come at the end. In the previous form, as many as Laghu forms desired will be placed, and in others the same will follow. 19. Khaṇḍaprastāra is indicative of Patākā Chanda. The multitude of placing of Laghu (short) numerals has been shown in a different manner. Thus ends the Khaṇḍaprastāra. 20. From the beginning of the construction of the house, Alinda should be placed in the place of Laghu; alternatively the same procedure will be followed in the centre, and the same placement will be followed by placing Laghu for Alinda. 21. There are sixteen types of Ekaśālā houses in the Prastāra of four Gurus. Dhruva and other houses will have hundred and four vari- eties. 22. These houses will be sixteen in number according to the form of Prastāra. Among them fourteenth (Manu), ninth (Aṅka), tenth (Dik), thirteenth (Viśva) and fifth houses should be discarded. 23. From those 16 types of Ekaśālā houses, one hundred and four varieties will come up. Each of them will have one thousand vari- eties again from each one of them, eight varieties will come up. 24. Of the 52 varieties of Dviśālā constructions, gradually each one of them will have 2000 varieties and again there will be eight varieties from each one. 25. 72 varieties of Triśālās are to be increased serially by three. In this way, the varieties will be increased up to 1000, likewise each one of them will have eight varieties.

144 वास्तुमण्डनम् चतुःशालं६गृहाणि हि षट्पञ्चाशं शतद्वयम्। वृद्धिर्वेदसहस्राणां पूर्ववत्पु७नरष्ट च॥ २६॥ कोट्येका तिथिलक्षाणि सहस्राणि युगाष्टं च। तेषां गृहाणां संख्या तु प्रोक्ता श्रीविश्वकर्मणा॥ २७॥ एकद्वित्रिचतुःशालं गृहं प्रस्तारतो भवेत्। पञ्चादिदशशालान्तं तेषां संयोगतो मिथः॥ २८॥ गृहाणां पञ्चशालानां षड्विधा योजना मता। यथा। पञ्चशालं भवेद्योगाच्चतुःशालैकशालयोः॥ २९॥ त्रिशालयुग्मशालाभ्यां द्व्येकशालत्रिशालतः। द्विद्वीशालैकशालेन द्व्येकशालाद्विशालतः॥ ३०॥ योगात्पञ्चैकशालानां तत्षोढैवं पराण्यपि। नवधा रसशालानां सप्तशाले शिवोन्मिता॥ ३१॥ अष्टशाले तिथिमता नवशालेऽष्टभूमिता(काः)। योजना दशशालानां त्रयोविंशतिधा मता॥३२॥ यन्नाम जन्मभादन्यत्तद्बर्द्धै ‘ईष्टतः कृतम्। नृपालोके गृहे ग्रामे तेन चिन्त्यं शुभाशुभम्॥ ३३॥ गढदुर्गपुरग्रामनामानि विविधान्यपि। कृतानि विबुधैर्बुद्ध्या तथा भवतु वेश्मनि॥ ३४॥ ६. गृहाणां in ACDE ७. पुनरेव च in D, E ८. हर्षतः in B

Ch. VI – Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 145 26. Catuḥśālā type of houses will have 256 varieties. The variety may increase up to 1000, and like the previous one, each of them may have eight varieties again. 27. According to Viśvakarmā the number of Śālā houses will be one Crore, fifteen lakh and forty eight thousand. 28. One, two, three, four Śālā houses can be constructed through the Prastāra principle. The principle of combination (of one to four Śālā houses) will apply for houses from the fifth to tenth. Śālā houses or the mutual combination of these Śālā houses will give rise to the fifth to tenth Śālā houses. Such as 29. By the addition of Catuḥśālā and Ekaśālā one form of Pañcaśālā house will be formed. Pañcaśālā type of houses will have six ways of formation. Other combina- tion⁴ will be of Triśālā and Dviśālā, two Ekaśālās and one Triśālā, two Dviśālās and one Ekaśālā, three Ekaśālās and one Dviśālā or five Ekaśālās. 30-31. Likewise there will be combinations for six Śālā houses and oth- ers. There will be nine ways of combinations for six Śālā houses and eleven ways for Saptaśālā. 32. Aṣṭaśālā houses will have 15 types of combination and Navaśālā houses will have 8 combinations. Twenty three varieties of com- bination are given for the application of Daśaśālā. 33. The name which is other than the birth name acquired by the birth star is kept for welfare. The auspicious and inauspicious characters should be determined by this method for the King's palace, house and village. 34. As the names of the moat, fort, city, village etc have been named differently by the wise men after consideration, similarly the names of the dwelling places will be named. 4. 1. 4 Śālā + 1 Ekaśālā 2. 3 Śālā+ 1 Dviśālā 3. 3 Śālā + 2 Ekaśālās 4. 2 Dviśālā + 1 Ekaśālā 5. 1 Dviśālā+ 3 Ekaśālā 6. 5 Ekaśālās

146 वास्तुमण्डनम् लोकशास्त्रविरुद्धानि ९नामानि परिवर्जयेत्। दशरुद्रार्कसूर्यैश्च १०गुरुभिर्लघुकल्पना ॥ ३५ ॥ एकद्वित्रिचतुःशाले क्रमेणोक्ता स्वयम्भुवा। अधिकान्याद्यरूपाणि प्रस्तारस्य परित्यजेत् ॥ ३६ ॥ यद्विश्वकर्मणो वाक्यं भेदैर्भिन्नास्तु षोडश। प्रस्तारस्य त्रयो भेदाः सूचिता विश्वकर्मणा ॥ ३७ ॥ गृहाग्रेऽलिन्दबाहुल्यात् पूर्वरूपाण्यतस्त्यजेत्। एको भेदो गृहोत्पत्तेः सहस्रादि द्वितीयकः ॥ ३८ ॥ एकैकस्य तथैवाष्टाविति भेदास्त्रयो मताः। धान्याद्यष्टौ समा११न्यग्रे पुन११र्लघुयुतानि च ॥ ३९ ॥ तेषामलिन्दसंयोगादेकैकस्याष्टकं भवेत् ॥ ४० ॥ अथ एक शालानि ॥ ध्रुवं धान्यं जयं नन्दं खरं कान्तं १२मनोहरम्। सुमुखं दुर्मुखं क्रूरं १३सुपक्षं धनदं क्षयम् ॥ ४१ ॥ आक्रन्दं विपुलं चैव विजयं नामवत्फलम्। खरं च दुर्मुखं क्रूरं क्षयमाक्रन्दकं त्यजेत् ॥ ४२ ॥ इति ध्रुवादीनि ॥ धान्याद्येकैकान्तरेऽष्टमुखालिन्दयुतानि चेत्। तदा रम्यं श्रीधरं च मुदितं वर्धमानकम् ॥ ४३ ॥ करालं च सुनाभं च ध्वाक्षं समृद्धिमित्यपि। इति रम्यादीनि ॥ ९. नानापि in B. C, D, E १०. प्रस्तृतैलदिकल्पना in A ११. न्य ग्रै तु न° in A १२. मनोरमम् in A १३. विपक्षं, in A

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.


  1. Here Arka and Sūrya indicate number 12.

148 वास्तुमण्डनम् ध्रुवादिमध्ये षड्दारु सुन्दरादीनि षोडश ॥ ४४ ॥ सुन्दरं वरदं भद्रं प्रमोदं विमुखं शिवम्। सर्वलाभं विशालं च विलक्षमशुभं ध्वजम् ॥ ४५ ॥ उद्योतं भीषणं शून्यमजितं कुलनन्दनम् ॥ ४६ ॥ इति सुन्दरादीनि ॥ पूर्वालिन्द १४युतोऽष्टेषु पुनः षड्दारुके सति। हंसं सुलक्षणं सौम्यं हयं भावुकमुत्तमम् ॥ ४७ ॥ रुचिरं सन्ततं क्षेममाक्षेपमुच्छ्रितं वृषम्। उच्छत्रं व्ययमानन्दं सुनन्दं चेति षोडश ॥ ४८ ॥ इति हंसादीनि ॥ ध्रुवादिमध्येऽपवर्कोऽलङ्कृतादीनि षोडश। अलङ्कृतमलङ्कारं रमणं १५पूर्वमीश्वरम् ॥ ४९ ॥ पुण्यं सगर्भं कलशं दुर्गतं १६रक्तमीप्सितम्। भद्रकं वञ्चितं दीनं विभवं कामदं तथा ॥ ५० ॥ इत्यलङ्कृतादीनि। एतेषु चापवर्कस्य मध्ये षड्दारुके सति। प्रभवं भावितं रुक्मं तिलकं क्रीडनं मुखम् ॥ ५१ ॥ यशोदं कुमुदं कालं भासुरं भूषणं तथा। वसुन्धरं धान्यहरं कुपितं चित्तवृद्धिदम् ॥ कुलोदयं च विज्ञेयं गुणाभिधानं शाश्वतम् ॥५२ ॥ १४. युतष्बेषु in A १५. पूर्णम् in A १६. रिक्तम् in A

Ch. VI - Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 149 43-46. Placing a wooden structure known as Ṣaḍdāruka, in the Dhruva and other Ekaśālā houses, Sundara etc. sixteen varieties of houses can be formed. They are Sundara, Varada, Bhadra, Pramoda, Vimukha, Śiva, Sarvalābha, Viśāla, Vilakṣam, Aśubha, Dhvaja, Uddyota, Bhīṣaṇa, Śūnya, Ajita, and Kulanandana. Thus ends Sundara etc. 47-48. If eight Śālās with Alindas in front again have Ṣaḍdāruka structure, then another sixteen varieties will be formed. They are Haṁsa, Sulakṣaṇa, Saumya, Haya, Bhāvuka, Uttama, Rucira, Santata, Kṣema, Ākṣepa, Ucchrita, Vṛṣa, Ucchanna, Vyaya, Ānanda, Sunanda. Thus ends Haṁsa etc. 49-50. If Apavarka is added to the Dhruva type of Śālā, sixteen varieties will be formed. They are Alaṁkṛta, Alaṅkāra, Ramaṇa, Pūrva, Īśvara, Puṇya, Sagarbha, Kalaśa, Durgata, Rakta, Īpsita, Bhadraka, Vancita, ~Dīna, Vibhava as well as Kāmada. Thus ends Alaṅkṛta etc. If Ṣaḍdāruka construction is added to the Apavarka, then the fol- lowing similar varieties will come up. They are Prabhava, Bhāvita, Rukma, Tilaka, Krīḍana, Mukha, Yaśoda, Kumuda, Kāla, Bhāsura, Bhūṣaṇa, Vasundhara, Dhānyahara, Kupita, Cittavṛddhida, Kulodaya– 51-52. These are eternal according to their quality.

150 वास्तुमण्डनम् इति प्रभवादीनि। अपवर्को द्विषड्दारु मुखेऽलिन्दो यदा भवेत्। चूडामणि प्रभद्रं च क्षेमे शेखरमुच्छ्रितम् ॥ ५३ ॥ विशालं भूतिदं हृष्टं विरोधं कालपाशतः। निरामयं सुशालं च रौद्रं मेघं मनोरमम् ॥ ५४ ॥ सुभद्रं चैकशालानामिति वेदोत्तरं शतम् ।५५ ॥ इति चूडामण्यादीनि ॥ अपवर्कस्तु फलकैः कृतं शालान्तरे गृहम्। दक्षिणे तद्गृहे शस्यं वामपार्श्वे तु योषिताम् ॥ ५६ ॥ १७प्रस्तारे लघुसंस्थाने भवनस्य नवांशतः। शाला स्यादग्निकोणादौ तदा पञ्चादशालयाः ॥ ५७ ॥ ईश्वरं वृषभं चन्द्रं रोगं पापं भयप्रदम्। नन्दनं खादकं ध्वाक्षं विवृतं विलयं क्षयम् ॥ ५८ ॥ १८याम्यं हि विपरीतं च सुभद्रं तिथिसन्मितम् ॥ ५९ ॥ इति एकशालानि ॥ १७. प्रस्थाने in B,C,D,E १८. याम्याहं in A

Ch. VI - Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 151 Thus ends Prabhava etc. 53-55. If the corridors are built in front and the apartments (apavarka) are made of two ṣaḍdārukas, then the following sixteen varieties will be formed. They are- Cūḍāmaṇi, Prabhadra, Kṣema, Śekhara, Ucchrita, Viśāla, Bhūtida, Hṛṣṭa, Virodha, Kālapāśa, Nirāmaya, Suśāla, Raudra, Megha, Manorama, Subhadra. With these the total of Ekaśālā houses will be hundred and four in number. Thus ends the Cūḍāmaṇi etc. 56. In different apartments, if the inner apartment is to be made of wooden planks (Phalaka), the right section of that house is re- garded as auspicious and the left part will be suited for women. 57. If the combination with Laghu starts from the ninth place of the house, then there will be fifteen apartments starting from the South-East corner (Agni) to others. These fifteen apartments are Īśvara, Vṛṣabha, Candra, Roga, Pāpa, Bhayaprada, Nandana, Khādaka, Dhvāṅkṣa, Vivṛta, Vilaya, Kṣaya, Yāmya, 58-59. Viparīta, Subhadra– these are according to the order of the lunar days. Thus ends Ekaśālās

152 वास्तुमण्डनम् अथ द्विशालानि। १९हस्तिनी महिषी गावी छागली च यथाक्रमम्। युग्मानि हंस विमलं संज्ञायाष्टाष्ट निर्दिशेत् ॥ ६० ॥ द्विहंसं च द्वि २०चक्राह्वं द्विसारसमथापि वा। द्वि कोकिलमिति प्रोक्तं हस्तिन्यादि क्रमेण तु ॥ ६१ ॥ चतुरस्रं समं कृत्वा त्रिपुटे नवकोष्ठकम्। मध्यकोष्ठपदं त्यक्त्वा शालायुग्मानि चिन्तयेत् ॥ ६२ ॥ दक्षिणस्यां २१तदाग्रेय्यां हस्तिन्युत्तरदिङ्मुखाम्। पितृवारुणसंयोगान्महिषी पूर्वतो मुखा ॥ ६३ ॥ दक्षिणाभिमुखा गावी सोमे रोगे च संस्थिता। वरुणाभिमुखा शस्ता ऐन्द्रे २२रोगे च छागली ॥ ६४ ॥ श्रीधरं च मुखालिन्दे याम्याग्रस्थे जयावहम्। श्रीजयं प्रदक्षिणास्थे मुखयुग्मे तु कामदम् ॥ ६५ ॥ याम्याग्रमुखतोऽलिन्दे जयन्तं नाम शोभनम्। प्रदक्षिणेऽलिन्दयुग्मे २३विशालमिति निर्दिशेत् ॥ ६६ ॥ अग्रे तृतीयालिन्दे तु जायते सोमसम्भवम्। १९. We find similar verses in A.P ch 93,94 २०. चक्रं च, in D २१. तथा-in A २२. रुद्रे च लांगली in B,C,D,E २३. विलास in A

Ch. VI – Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 153 Now the variety of Dviśālā 60-61. Serially they are Hastinī, Mahiṣī, Gāvī and Chāgalī. The pair of white swans etc. should have eight designations. They are two swans (Haṁsa), two drakes (Cakras) and two cranes (Sārasa) and two cuckoos (Kokilas). It is known that serially they are for Hastinī and others. 62. Equalizing four corners and keeping nine inner Pādas (Koṣṭha) within a three-fold set up, and a triangle (nine Pādas), one should think of a twin apartment, leaving the central chambers. 63. Constructed on the Southern and South East (Āgneya) corner of the plot, the Hastinī type of house will face the Northern side. The Mahiṣī type of house will be constructed on the Western as well as the South-East corner of the plot and it will face the East- ern side. 64. The Gāvī type of house will be built on the North and North- West corner and it will face the Southern direction. The Chāgalī type of the house will be constructed on the East and North-West corner and it will face the Western side. 65. Śrīdhara will have Alindas in the front part. Jayāvaha will have Alindas on the fore part of the South. Śrījaya should be placed at the place of circumambulation and Kāmada is to be placed on the main pairs. 66. Jayanta and Śobhana Śālās have Alindas on the front part of the South. Viśāla type of Śālā will have two Alindas at the place of cir- cumambulation.

154 वास्तुमण्डनम् हस्तिनी क्रमगे द्वारे इदं युग्मगृहाष्टकम् ॥ ६७ ॥ एतान्येवान्यसंज्ञाभिर्दिग्भेदान्नामपर्यये । गजं भीमं पराक्रमं जयन्तं भासुरं तथा ॥ ६८ ॥ २४वशिष्ठं च समुद्रं महिषीपृष्ठसम्भवात् । सुनाभं वर्तकं सौम्यं चन्द्रं तेजश्च दीपकम् ॥ ६९ ॥ कुलोद्योतं सुनेत्रं च गावीपृष्ठोद्भवानि हि । पाशुपतं महाकालं सुतेजस्तेजवर्द्धनम् ॥ ७० ॥ २५वाशवं दशभूतानां रुद्रतेजः समुद्भवम् । छागलीपृष्ठजातानि गृहान्येतानि निर्दिशेत् ॥ ७१ ॥ इति युग्मगृहद्वात्रिंशद्भेदलक्षणम्। द्विपञ्चाशद्विशालानां लक्षणं वक्ष्यते क्रमात् । सिद्धयर्थं यमसूर्यं च दण्डाख्यं वातसंज्ञकम् ॥ ७२ ॥ चुल्लिकाचप्रमुखादि द्विशालानि प्रचक्षते । अनेकभेदभिन्नानि २६लघुप्रस्तारयोगतः ॥ ७३ ॥ मुषाभेदं क्रमैस्तानि भिन्नाभिन्नक्रमेण च । तथा निलयकरणं मुषालिन्द सुमार्गतः ॥ ७४ ॥ प्राग्ग्रीवादिविधानेन द्विशालानि २७च पर्ययात् । यथासम्भवमेतानि कथयामि समासतः ॥ ७५ ॥ निर्वाहस्तत्र मुषानामनिर्वाहश्च नामतः । छन्दतो गुणतो रूपादशुभानि शुभानि च ॥ ७६ ॥ २४. बसिष्टं in A २५. वासनं in B,C,D,E २६. अलिन्द प्रस्तार in D,E. २७. विपर्ययात् in A.P