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

Ch. VII – Dūṣaṇabhūṣaṇāni 179 54. If there is any occasion of extension of the house, one should extend it in all directions. If any extension is done in the East there may be quarrel with friends, if in the South there is a fear from enemies. If extended in the West there is loss of wealth, and if in the North there will be mental agony. 55-56. If in the South-East, there will be fear from fire. In the South- West, there will be loss of child, and if in the North-West there will be fear from the wind and there will be loss of grains if in the North-East. Maya 57. If one wants to extend his house or Vāstu with prosperity, he should extend it towards the East, North or on all sides, not on other sides of the house. In other works 58. While carrying out extension or diminution of a house, the alter- ation of a door will cause death, and there is no doubt about this. Maya 59. Desired length and breadth should be ascertained properly, (be- fore starting a construction). If less than the prescribed measure- ment, it always brings danger. 60. If there is any obstruction to the constructed door and if the windows already set up and other sources of light are diminished or cut down, the inmates of the house will turn into gravel. 61. Then there will be no birth, and those conceived will be lost. So, one who wants to attain happiness should not build a door by breaking the wall.

180 वास्तुमण्डनम् द्वारे च जलनिःस्रावं नैव कुर्याद्विचक्षणः । निम्नोन्नतं करालं च सम्मुखं पृष्ठदेशगम् ॥६२ ॥ वामावर्त्तं च न शुभं द्वारमग्रतरं गृहे । स्तम्भं द्वारं च भित्तिं च विपरीतं न कारयेत् ॥६३ ॥ कटुकण्टकि दुर्गन्धिः गुह्यकाद्याश्रयान्द्रुमान् । न धारयेत् समीपस्थान्पुरप्रासादवेश्मनाम् ॥६४ ॥ २४शालासु भिन्नशालासु सन्धिकर्म न कारयेत् । देवतास्थापनं पिण्डशालासु न विधीयते ॥६५ ॥ अन्योन्यसन्धिबद्धं च शिखा कीलस्य वेधनम् । धर्मार्थकामसौख्यानां विनाशं नित्यमादिशेत् ॥६६ ॥ अज्ञैः सन्तापवद्भिर्वा परद्रव्यैश्च निर्मितम् । त्वरितं २५पूर्णतां नीतं स्थपतिद्वयकारितम् ॥६७ ॥ विनष्टवास्तुसञ्जातद्रव्यैरपि विनिर्मितम् । अतृप्तवास्तुदेवं यद्गर्भन्यासवर्जितम् ॥६८ ॥ अक्रमेण कृतं वापि वास्तु तद्याति शून्यताम् । अनुवंशं न भुञ्जीत न शयीत कदाचन ॥६९ ॥ भुञ्जानस्यार्थनाशस्याच्छयानस्य न निवृत्तिः । यत्र भुक्तं यथास्थानं पात्रधान्याम्बरादिकम् ॥७० ॥ भग्नभाण्डगतं चान्नं मुखवातोपसाधितम् । रजस्वला श्वा न दृष्टं सन्ध्ययोर्वा विदिङ्मुखम् ॥७१ ॥ २४. Similar verse in Mayamatam ch 27 v 73 cd 74 ab २५. पूर्णतानान्तं in A

Ch. VII – Dūṣaṇabhūṣaṇāni 181 62-63. A wise person should never make a water-outlet through the door. The front and back part of the door should not be too high or low or frightening. A door should not to be made in such a way as to turn to the left from the front of the house. The pillar, door and wall should not stand in opposition to each other. 64. Thorny, pungent, foul smelling trees, and others inhabited by ghosts should not be planted near a city, palace, or residential building. 65. One should not attach one type of Śālā with another type. One should not consecrate a deity in the Piṇḍaśālā (disjoined house). 66. If the joinings clings to one another and the tenor obstructs the nail (peg), it always indicates the destruction of Dharma, Artha, Kāma, and Soukhya (friendship). 67-68. If a house is built by an ignorant or distressed person with other than the prescribed material or if it is completed quickly by two architects or if a house is built with the material collected from waste, and if the plinth is devoid of a ground plan, the Vāstudeva is dissatisfied. 69. If a house is built without any order, it becomes useless. One must not sleep or take food on supporting floorboards (or ge- nealogical table). 70. A man eating food there suffers monetary loss, and one sleeping there suffers prolonged drowsiness. It is not proper to leave uten- sils, rice and clothing in an open place ( then it brings no good). 71. And in the same place if the food is kept in a broken utensil, the food is cooled by the mouth-wind, the place is covered with dust, it is not visible in the evening or is in the wrong direction, then it brings no good.

182 वास्तुमण्डनम् भग्नासनगतैर्यद्वा २६आसन्दीस्थैश्च भुज्यते । यत्रोपघातवत्किञ्चिद्भक्ष्यं पेयमथापि वा ॥७२ ॥ पंक्तिभेदो वृथापाकः पाकभेदः सदाकलिः ॥७३ ॥ आभ्युक्षणं च संध्यायां यत्र कण्टकिनो द्रुमाः । भार्या पुनर्भूवल्मीकं यत्र निष्पातवल्लरी ॥७४ ॥ मुसलोलूखले स्त्रीणामास्या ( ? ) तद्वदुदुम्बरे । २७मन्त्रस्यावस्करे शस्त्रः पक्वा पक्वान्नलङ्घनम् ॥७५ ॥ स्थालीपिधाने वा दर्व्यास्तलेनाग्निसमर्पणम् । उच्चैर्वदन्ति वा रात्रौ नीचैर्ज्वलति वानलः ॥७६ ॥ पितॄनभिवन्दत्येवं पुत्रभार्यास्तथा पतीन् । यत्र धान्यं विप्रकीर्णं काकमूषिकभोजनम् ॥७७ ॥ अपावृतं पयस्त्विष्टे उच्छिष्टैः स्पृश्यते घृतम् । बालानां प्रेक्षमाणानां वृद्धा भक्ष्यं च भुञ्जते ॥ ७८ ॥ पाचयन्त्यात्मनोऽर्थेऽन्नं वृथैवं मांसभक्षणः । उत्सूरशायिनो यत्र पुरुषाश्च प्रागे निशाः ॥७९ ॥ आश्रमस्थान्विधर्मस्थाः प्रद्विषन्ति परस्परम् । परस्वा २८दानुरुचयो विपण्यव्यवहारिणः ॥८० ॥ अशुश्रूषुर्गुरोः शिष्यो यत्र शिष्यसखागुरुः । शास्तिप्रेष्यांश्च भर्तारं गुरूणां परतो वधुः ॥८१ ॥ कृतघ्ना नास्तिकाः पापा निर्मर्यादा हतः त्विषः । अभक्ष्यभक्षिणो यस्मिन्नाचाररहिता नराः ॥८२ ॥ २६. आदिस्यैश्च तु in B, C, D, E २७. मन्त्रश्चाव in B, C, D, E २८. दान्नरु in A

Ch. VII – Dūṣaṇabhūṣaṇāni 183 72. (If in the same place) one sits on a broken seat, or eats food sitting on a small couch, where small amount of food as well as drinks are treated like an oblation (it brings no good). 73. If one deviates from the proper method of cooking (Paṅktibheda), then the cooking becomes waste and wrongly cooked food is al- ways the cause of difference of opinions (it brings no good). 74. In the evening the wife should sprinkle water where the thorny trees grow, in ant hills where the creepers are without leaves. 75. A pestle, wooden mortar and the seats for ladies will be made out of the fig tree. The pollution of chanting of the Śastras is same as the spoiling of cooked rice. 76. It is harmful if one puts fire under the lid of a utensil, or under the ladle, or if one speaks out loudly at night and the fire burns at a very low flame. 77. (It is equally harmful) if one endears one's son, wife or husband in the same way as showing obeisance to one's father and where the grains are scattered to feed the cows or rats. 78- 79. Also, if the milk which is desired for sacrifice is kept uncovered, and the clarified butter is touched by impure hands, and if in front of the children, who are watching eagerly, the elder persons eat edibles ( it is despisable). Like the male persons who sleep in the evening before nightfall, those meat eaters who cook rice for their own interest are also despisable. 80, 81. Residents of Āśramas and those who belong to different faiths are jealous of each other. They are greedy of the wealth of others and consume articles from the shop. When a disciple is disobedient to his Guru, and when the disciple is like a friend to his Guru, and when the wife wants punishment for her husband in front of his Guru (this situation is not acceptable). 82. Ungrateful (persons), heretics, sinners, those who transgress the law, wretchedly drunk, those who eat inedible foods and where the people do not follow any custom (the situation is not desir- able).

184 वास्तुमण्डनम् भर्त्तादीपश्च भवने यत्र पश्यति मार्जनीम्। अमार्जितानि भाण्डानि तत्रालक्ष्मीभयं सदा ॥८३॥ वेदशास्त्रविहीनं यन्नास्तिका क्रान्तमद्द्विजम्। ऊर्णनाभादिलालाभिः कीर्णं संस्कारवर्जितम् ॥८४॥ स्त्रीजितं स्वामिहीनं च लिङ्गिभिः परिवारितम्। श्लेष्मवातोच्छिष्टमलैः प्रलिप्तं गोरसादिभिः ॥८५॥ केशभस्मतुषाङ्गारप्रेतवृक्षैर्युतं गृहम्। कपालास्थिसमाकीर्णं श्वापदैः परिपूरितम् ॥८६॥ मार्जारनकुलादीनां संघुष्टं कलहारवैः। द्रव्याश्मकाष्ठैर्देवानां पूर्णं तद्विलयं व्रजेत् ॥८७॥ तस्माद्दोषान्परित्यज्य शुभं ग्राह्यं गृहादिषु ॥ ८८ ॥ अथ शुभानि- सुमङ्गलकथोपेतं सुश्रद्धाह्याष्टरूपकम्। वृषाजविषमध्वाज्य वीणाभरणचन्दनैः ॥८९॥ ताम्रपात्रहयादर्शस्वर्णैर्नित्यं समन्वितम्। सदानुलिप्तं सन्ध्यासु गृहमम्बुसमुक्षितम् ॥९०॥ कृतपुष्पबलिं नित्यं सूर्यावेक्षितदीपकम्। नित्याग्निसलिलं सूर्योद्दिष्टं ²⁹श्रेयं श्रियःप्रदम् ॥९१॥ यत्र देवपितृब्रह्माऽतिथिगुर्वर्चनं सदा। मिथो मैत्रीबालवृद्धं बन्धुं स्वजनयोषिताम् ॥९२॥

२९. Omitted in BD

Ch. VII – Dūṣaṇabhūṣaṇāni 185 83. If the master of a house looks at the lamp as well as the brooms, and the utensils are unwashed, there is always fear of loss of property and affluence. 84. And (the house which is ) without the chanting of the Vedas, which is infested by heretics, and devoid of Brahmins, full of cobwebs and devoid of any rituals (is not praiseworthy). 85. A house which is controlled by the womenfolk and without a master, full of persons belonging to other religious faiths, full of mucous, rheum, and full of impure things and besmeared with the urine of cows ( is not praiseworthy). 86. A house with hairs, ashes, smouldering fires, trees resided by ghosts, full of skull and bones and full of wild beasts (is not praiseworthy). The house which resounds with cries of the quarrels of cats and mongooses and where the substances, stones and wood forming the idols are scattered, that house will shortly be destroyed. 87-88. So, one should discard the vices and include auspicious items in the house. Now the auspicious elements : 89-90. The house is to be full of holy discussions, which are of great veneration and of pleasing character. It will be always adorned with bulls, goats, water, honey, ghee, Viṇā (flute), ornaments, san- dal wood, copper vessels, gold. The house will be always deco- rated and sprinkled with water in the evening. 91. There should always be offering of flowers and the lamps will face the Sun. Daily offering of fire and water dedicated to the Sun is desirable and beneficial. 92. Where there will be daily worship of gods, manes (Pitṛ), Brahmā, guests and preceptors and where there are good relations among children and old people friends, relations and women.

186 वास्तुमण्डनम् सुशीला योषितो योग्यं वयः शयनासनम्। तिष्ठत्सु गुरुवृद्धेषु कनीयांसो न चासते ॥९३ ॥ यत्र पद्मो महापद्मौ सुरभिर्मोदकाशिनी। वृषभैरावतौ ३०तद्वत्कल्यं ते धान्य३१सञ्चयः ॥९४॥ अशस्त्रा देवता यत्र सशस्त्राश्चहवं विना। आश्वासनं विषण्णार्त्तदीनानां त्रस्तरोगिणाम् ॥९५ ॥ यत्र भूतदयादानं तपः शौचं तथोद्यमः। बहुद्वाराणि न यत्र गृहे तत्र सुखं श्रियः ॥९६ ॥ इति श्री सूत्रधारमण्डनविरचिते ३२वास्तुशास्त्रे वास्तुमण्डने दूषणभूषणाध्यायः सप्तमः श्लोकाः ९६ ॥

३०. omitted in B, D ३१. सेचयः in B ३२ वास्तुमण्डने वास्तुशास्त्रे in B, C, D, E,

Ch. VII – Dūṣaṇabhūṣaṇāni 187 93. Where the ladies are obedient, and where the seats and beds are worthy of age. Where the juniors will not take their seats in the presence of the preceptor and aged people. 94. Where lilies and lotuses are fragrant and pleasing, and where there are bulls and elephants with proportionate storing of paddy. 95. Where there are Gods without weapons, and if decorated with weapons it will be without battle. Where there is consolation for the depressed, the distressed and the frightened having diseases. 96. Where there is compassion and charity for living beings and pen- ance, purity and enterprise. Where there is not a multiplicity of doors, in that house happiness and prosperity stay forever. Here ends the 7th chapter titled Defects and Decorations, in Vāstumaṇḍana, the Vāstuśāstra written by Maṇḍana Sūtradhāra.

अष्टमोऽध्यायः [प्रकीर्णकाध्यायः] गृहप्रकाराः शाला तु शुद्धा सम्बद्धा संयुता च परिभ्रमाः ॥ छन्दभिन्ना प्रतिभिन्ना सम्पुटा च प्रतिक्रमाः ॥१ ॥ अलिन्दरहिता शाला शुद्धोक्ता केवला बुधैः । अग्रालिन्देन सहिता सम्बद्धा स्याद्दशान्तकम् ॥२ ॥ अलिन्दवेष्टिता बाह्ये शालाश्रेणिस्तु संयुताः । पृथगैकैकशालाया अलिन्दश्चान्तरे यदा ॥३ ॥ परिभ्रमा तदा ज्ञेया सर्वशान्तिकरी नृणाम् । छन्दभिन्नापवरके फलकेभित्तिकान्तरे ॥४ ॥ शालामध्ये तु षड्दारौ प्रतिभिन्ना सदोत्तमा । भित्तिमध्ये यदालिन्दास्तथा बाह्ये च सम्पुटा ॥५ ॥ पृथक्शालाग्र कपिलाद्यलिन्दाग्रे प्रतिक्रमा । गृहमाला गृहनाभिः गृहसंघट्ट एव च ॥६ ॥ गृहाणकश्च विज्ञेयं गृहभेदचतुष्टयम् । गृहमाला गृहैः कुक्षौ पृष्ठेऽग्रे पंक्तितः स्थितैः ॥७ ॥ दिग्विदिक्ष्वग्रतः पृष्ठे कुक्षौ संघट्ट ईरितः । नानाकारापवरकैः सालिन्दैर्गृहनाभिका ॥८ ॥

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.

chā ch 69 v 13 Wait, let's look at the spelling of Aparājitāpṛcchā in footnote 2: "Aparājitāpṛchhā" - look closely at "pṛchhā": p, ṛ, c, h, h, ā or p, ṛ, c, h, ā? Let's zoom in on: "Aparājitāpṛchhā" A - p - a - r - ā - j - i - t - ā - p - ṛ - c - h - h - ā Wait, is there a 'c'? Look at 'pṛ': p with under-ring or cedilla, then 'chhā'? Wait, it looks like: "Aparājitāpṛchhā" or "Aparājitāpṛcchā"? There is: p - ṛ - c - h - h - ā ? No, wait, look at the letters after 'ṛ': There is an italic 'c' or 'ch'? Wait, the font is italic Times-like: Aparājitāpṛchhã / Aparājitāpṛcchā: It reads: "Aparājitāpṛchhā" or "Aparājitāpṛcchā"? Let's look at the 'c': it has a curl at the top. Then 'h' with an ascender.

Ch. VIII – Prakīrṇakādhyāyaḥ 191 9-11. When construction of the ground level is wider than the upper levels, then it is known as Gṛhāṇaka. A house with one door is known as Veśma, (a house) with doors in the East and West is known as Nilaya. (A house) with three doors is known as Karaṇa and with four doors is known as Catura. Viśvakarmā and others prescribe varieties of designs in the royal mansions - they are Māḍa, Mauṇḍa, Śuddha, Śekhara, Tuṅgāra, Siṁhāvalokana. The eves board of the Māḍa palace will be constructed at half of the height and it will be adorned with bells and summits (Kūṭa) or a square aedicule. 12. The central offset of the Mauḍa palace is like Māḍa and the middle and lower parts will be adorned with peaks. Of all the sites, this one is favourable, it should be unmixed and extended with four pillared pavilions (Catuṣki). 13. Temples of the gods and others will be shaped like peaks and the Chanda will be Śekhara. The Tuṅgāra, another Chanda of royal man- sion, will be projected on the central offset on its body, which will be multiplied by two. Siṁhāvlokana should be adorned with Siṁhakaraṇa. 14. Maya Śālā houses are of the Vimāna type (7-storied) with Śikharas (crests). Rooms on the top part will be close knit and these (Harmya) will be of different shapes and sizes. 15-16. Mālikā is multi-storied and looks like a garland. If the two main buildings of a Lāṅgala house are to the East and South or to the East and North or to the West and North, this will bring about the owner's death; if good fortune is desired, they have to be placed to the South and the West. Building to the North, West, and South brings fortune, and building to the East, South, and West brings victory.

192 वास्तुमण्डनम् दक्षिणे पश्चिमे हीनशालं सूर्पं तु दोषदम् । लाङ्गलं गणिकादीनां सूर्पमुग्रोपजीविनाम् ॥१७ ॥ लाङ्गले चैव सूर्पे च पृथक्शालासु सर्वदा । शालाविरहितस्थाने कुड्यद्वारं प्रयोजयेत् ॥१८ ॥ ८द्वारशोभा द्वारशाला द्वारप्रासादहर्म्यके । द्वारगोपुरमियेवं पञ्चभेदं हि गोपुरम् ॥१९ ॥ ९अथ श्रीधरादिप्रासादाः ॥ एकभागश्चतुःस्तम्भश्चतुर्द्वारः सजालकः । छाद्यघण्टायुतो माडशोभितःश्रीधरो मतः ॥२० ॥ पञ्चयुग्मकरे क्षेत्रे सार्धत्रिंशद्विभाजिते । मध्ये नवपदं कार्यं भागार्धं भित्तिकाद्वयम् ॥२१ ॥ मध्यं तु षोडशस्तम्भं स माडं पञ्चभूमिकम् । भद्रं सार्धं द्विभूमं स्याच्चतुःस्तम्भं च भागिकम् ॥२२ ॥ चतुर्दिक्षुश्चतुर्द्वारः प्रतापवर्धनः शुभः । तत्र त्र्यंशायतं भद्रं मुखभद्रं च भागतः ॥२३ ॥ प्रतिभद्रं दशस्तम्भाः षट्शरा मध्यबाह्यगाः । भद्रे माडं द्विभूम्योर्ध्वे गृहे पञ्चतलोर्ध्वतः ॥२४ ॥ ८. Similar verse in Mayamatam ch 24 v.11 ९. Mss DE write following verses :- श्रीधरश्चैव प्रासादः प्रतापवर्द्धनः परः । लक्ष्मीनिवाससंज्ञश्च श्रीनिवासश्चतुर्थकः ॥ क्षोणिभूषणनामानो पृथ्वीजयश्च षष्टमः । षट्ष्वेतेषु च प्रासादे श्रेष्ठः स्यादुत्तरोत्तरः ॥

Ch. VIII – Prakīrṇakādhyāyaḥ 193 17. The Sūrppa type of houses without Śālā (main building or hall) to the South and West, cause misfortune. The Lāṅgala type of houses are suitable for courtesans and people of that ilk. Sūrppa houses are for cruel avocations (Ugropojīvinām), 18. In Lāṅgala and sūrppa type of houses and in all those with only one main building, a wall with a door must be disposed so as to border them where there is no main buildings. 19. Dvāraśobhā, Dvāraśālā, Dvāraprāsāda, Harmya, and Dvāragopura– these are five respective divisions of gateways (Gopuras). Now the Śrīdhara and other palaces 20. The Śrīdhara type of palace is known with one section having four pillars and four latticed doors and it is adorned with bells hang- ing from the roof. It belongs to the Māḍa variety. 21. In a land measuring 25 hands (lengthwise) and 15 hands ( in breadth), 9 Padas should be kept reserved in the centre and two walls will be erected on the half segment. 22. That Māḍa type of palace will be five-storeyed and the central part consists of sixteen pillars. The Bhadra will be constructed on the second half storey and in a part there will be four pillars. 23. Pratāpavardhana is auspicious with four doors in the four direc- tions. There the portico will be 1/3rd in breadth and the central offset will be from another part. 24 Pratibhadra¹ consists of ten pillars and there will be 6 pillars at the centre and 5 in the outer part. In the Bhadra (central offset in the plan) Māḍa will be constructed above the second storey and in the (other type of) house it will be above the fifth storey.

1. Pratibhadra:– Sub-division in plan 8 elevation, adjoining the Bhadra

194 वास्तुमण्डनम् लक्ष्मीविलासः प्रासादो नृपाणां तनुते श्रियम्। क्षेत्रैशैः पञ्चविंशत्या स्तम्भैः षट्त्रिंशतायुते ॥२५॥ दशमांशसमा भित्तिः चतुर्द्वारं प्रकारयेत्। भद्रं नवांशमेकांशः मुखभद्रत्रयान्वितम् ॥२६॥ सार्धं त्रिभूमिकं सर्वे स्तम्भाजिनयुतं शतम्। माडो त्रिपञ्चभूम्यर्थे श्रीनिवासः श्रियःप्रदम् ॥२७॥ अष्टाष्टभक्ते क्षेत्रे तु गर्भः स्यात् सप्तभागिकः। भित्तिरर्धांशकामध्ये चतुःषष्टिधरान्वितः ॥२८॥ चतुर्द्वारोऽत्र भद्रं तु पञ्चविंशतिभागिकम्। भद्रे त्र्यैकांशकं तत्र प्रतिभद्रत्रयं न्यसेत् ॥२९॥ भद्रे स्तम्भाश्चतुः पञ्च सर्वेऽशीत्या शतद्वयम्। भद्रे माडं त्रिभूम्योर्ध्वं गृहे षड्भूमिकोपरि ॥३०॥ १०•क्षीणीभूषणसंज्ञोपमा वासो भोगसौख्यदः। क्षेत्रे तु दशभिर्भक्ते द्वे भित्ती भागमानतः ॥३१॥ शतस्तम्भं युतं मध्यं सार्धसप्ततान्वितम्। सप्तपञ्चत्र्येकभागे भद्रेऽष्टाविंशतिर्धराः ॥३२॥ सार्धं त्रिभूमे सर्वत्र स्तम्भाः ११•सार्धशतद्वयम्। पृथ्वीजयोऽयं प्रासादो राज्ञो सुखजयप्रदम् ॥३३॥ पञ्चविंशतिहस्तादेरष्टोत्तरशतावधिः। प्रतापवर्द्धनादीस्तु यथायोग्यं प्रकारयेत् ॥३४॥

१०. क्षीणी in B ११. सार्कं in B

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.

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

196 वास्तुमण्डनम् एतांस्तु राजप्रासादान् गवाक्षछाद्यजालकैः । सिंहघण्टासंवरणैः सदण्डकलसध्वजैः ॥३५ ॥ सिंहकर्णकपोतालीकपिशीर्षैर्विभूषयेत् ॥३६ ॥ अथ सभा । क्षेत्रे षोडशभक्ते तु मध्यं स्याच्चतुरंशकम् । बाह्य एकांशकोऽलिन्दः सभा नन्देति सा मता ॥३७॥ भद्रा द्विभागभद्राढ्या चतुर्भद्रैर्युता जया । द्विद्व्यलिन्दा चतुर्दिक्षु पूर्णा भद्रैर्युता मता ॥३८॥ क्षेत्रे नवांशे तु कलास्तम्भैर्दिव्या सभा मता । भद्रैश्चतुर्भिः सा यक्षी त्र्यंशद्व्यंशैस्तु रत्नजा ॥३९॥ उत्पलांशं प्रतिभद्रैर्भूषयेत्ताः सुतोरणैः । निर्यूहमदला१२लूपवितानाढ्यैः सुरूपकैः ॥४०॥ नक्रैः करिहरिव्यालशाल१३भञ्जीगणादिभिः ॥४१॥ अथ मण्डपाः । स्तम्भान्तरं तु सार्धं त्रिहस्तात्ससकरावधिः । एक द्वि-त्रि-चतुः पञ्चभागे भित्त्यन्तरे कृते ॥४२॥ तदेकभाग आयामो विस्तारादधिको भवेत् । सार्धत्रिहस्तात्सप्तान्तं मण्डपस्योदयो मतः ॥४३॥ षण्मात्रात्करपर्यन्तं १४मण्डपे स्तम्भविस्तरः ॥४४॥ १२. लूमा in BD १३. स्तम्भ in B, D १४. मंडरूपेकोभविस्तरः in B

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.

198 वास्तुमण्डनम् अथ गृहमण्डपाः। युगास्रः षोडशस्तम्भः समर्थो नाम मण्डपः। द्वि द्वि स्तम्भविवृद्ध्या तु भद्रभेदेन संयुताः ॥४५॥ भूधरो दक्षसंज्ञश्च देवाक्षः क्षितिभूषणः। कार्या द्विजातिवर्णानां पञ्चैते गृहमण्डपाः ॥४६॥ अथ वेदिका॥ चतुष्कोणा तु या वेदी स्वस्तिका सा शुभासये। विवाहेष्वासने यज्ञे राज्ञां देवार्चनादिषु ॥४७॥ चतुर्भद्रैर्युता भद्रा लिङ्गादिस्थापने हिता। श्रीधरो कोणविंशत्या देवतास्थापनेऽर्चने ॥४८॥ वेदी पद्मदलाकारा वसुकोणा तु पद्मिनी। १५देवपूजाप्रतिष्ठाभिषेकनीराजनादिषु ॥४९॥ विप्रादीनां क्रमात्सप्तषट्पञ्चयुगहस्तकः। त्रिद्व्येकहस्तहीनानां १६व्यास त्र्यंशोन्नता शुभा ॥५०॥ विवाहेऽब्धिकरा वेदी गृहस्यैशेऽथ वामतः ॥५१॥ अथ सिंहासनम्। दैर्घ्ये सिंहासनं कुर्या१७दुन्नतं षष्टिमात्रकम्। पञ्चाशदङ्गुलं मध्यान्तैश्चत्वारिंशता परम् ॥५२॥ १५. देवी in A [L21