बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

Adh. LIII. Sl. 12-14.] त्रिपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः 425
तथा च काश्यपः
चतुःशालगृहेष्वेवमुच्छ्रायो व्याससम्मितः ।
विस्तारं द्विगुणं दैर्ध्यमेकशालयुकस्य च ॥
चातुर्वर्ण्यव्यासो द्वात्रिंशत् सा चतुश्चतुर्हीना ।
आषोडशादितिपरं न्यूनतरमतीव हीनानाम् ॥१२॥
सदशांशं विप्राणां क्षत्रस्याष्टांशसंयुतं दैर्घ्यम् ।
षड्भागयुतं वैश्यस्य भवति शूद्रस्य पादयुतम् ॥१३॥
Slokas 12-13 —The breadth of the houses of Brah-
mins and other four classes range from 32 cubits to 16,
each being diminished by 4; i. e., Brahmins have five
houses with the above measurements ; Kshatriyas have
four with 28, 24, 20 and 16 cubits for their breadth ;
Vaisyas, three with 24, 20 and 16 and Sudras two with
20 and 16. The lowest class of people (Pariahs, etc.)
must have houses with smaller dimensions than these.
The length of the houses of the four classes exceeds the
breadth by a tenth, eighth, sixth and fourth respectively.
नृपसेनापतिगृहयोरन्तरमानेन कोशरतिभवने ।
सेनापतिचातुर्वर्ण्यविवरतो राजपुरुषाणाम् ॥१४॥
Sloka 14.—The treasury and pleasure-house must
have the dimensions equal to the difference between
those of the King’s and Commander-in-Chief’s houses.
The measure for the houses of King’s officers is equal to
the difference between those of the houses of Comman-
der-in-chief and one of the four classes. That is, if an
officer belongs to the Brahmin class, the difference
referred to is one between the measure of the Command-
er-in-chief’s house and an ordinary Brahmin mentioned
in the previous two slokas; if the officer is a Kshatriya,
we have to subtract the measure for a Kshatriya’s house ;
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