कामिक आगम: पूर्व भाग (अष्टाविंशति मूल शैव आगमों का प्रथम एवं सर्वोच्च आगम महाकोश)

Thus, the measure as applicable to villages and such others has been told
succinctly. In respect of the houses meant for families, the measure of the
walk-path is not to be taken account into while fixing the length and breadth
of the proposed house.
प्रमाणं कथितं शास्त्रे तद्बाह्ये वाटभूर्म्मता।
चतुरश्रार्धभागं वा चतुर्भागं अथाऽपि वा॥ ४
prama'n.am kathitam s'a'stre tadba'hye va't'abhu'r mata' ।
caturas'ra'rdha bha'gam va' caturbha'gam atha'pi va' ॥ 4
The measure of the land-strip meant for walk is apart from the measure
of the area marked for house construction. In respect of square building,
the width of the walk-path may be taken as half or one fourth of one side.
त्रिपादं वा द्विपादं वा त्रिद्व्यंशा वा विशालतः।
पञ्चषट्सप्त मूर्त्यंश पङ्क्तिभागं अथाऽपि वा॥ ५
tripa'dam va' dvipa'dam va' tridvya'ms'a' va' vis'a'latah ।
pan"ca s"at'sapta mu'rtyams'a pan'kti bha'gam atha'pi va' ॥ 5
For rectangular building, the width of the walk-path may be taken as three
fourth or half of the breadth. Or, three parts or two parts of one half of the
breadth may be taken as the width. Or, one fifth, one sixth, one seventh,
one eighth, one ninth, one tenth of the total breadth may be taken as the width.
चतुर्दण्डात्समारभ्य दण्डाभ्यां वर्धयेत् क्रमात्।
त्रिगुणान्त प्रमाणेन चायामं परिकल्पयेत्॥ ६
caturdan.da't sama'rabhta dan.da'bhya'm vardayet krama't ।
trigun.a'nta prama'n.ena ca'ya'mam parikalpayet ॥ 6
Foe rectangular design, first its length is to be fixed by increasing the breadth
by four rods. Thereafter, the length is to be increased in terms of two rods.
Total length may be three times the breadth, at the maximum.