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

Ch. II – Āyādhikāraḥ 65
18. Simha is auspicious for a royal throne, main doors, kingés palaces,
machineries, battle houses, weapons, armour, and prisons.
19. Śvā (South-West) is suitable for the houses of working class people,
prostitutes, Mlecchas, untouchables, hypocrites, the place for
elephants, Caṇḍālas and toilets.
20. Vṛṣa (West ) is appropriate for markets, granary, and dining
places, houses of the businessmen, stables, Bhājana¹ of eating places.
21. Among four types of musical instruments, actors and directors,
for the prostitutes, potters, and washermen, Khara (N.W) is suit-
able for those following these occupations.
22-23a. Gaja should be placed on the North, and Siṁha (South) is to be
dis- carded there. In the pleasure garden for a kingés sport, in
the house of a kingés wife, seats, beds, transports, and for the
house of women Gaja should be added.
23b-24. Though Dhvāṅkṣa (N.E) is not beneficial but Āya is regarded as
auspicious for Kambikā (measurement). It is appropriate for a
monastery business house and in the aviary. Length of the statue,
phallus, flag, umbrella, can be measured with the help of Āya .
25. In other places, the calculation of length and breadth should be
fixed. A plan of 11 divisions in length and 50 division in breadth
is to be drawn.
26. In the upper chambers serially the members - 14, 27, 2, 12, 14,
8, 4, 3, 5, 6, 9 should be written.

१४	२७	२	१२	१४	८	४	३	५	६	९
अ	आ	इ	ई	उ	ऊ	ए	ऐ	ओ	औ	क
ख	ग	घ	ङ	च	छ	ज	झ	ञ	ट	ठ
ड	ढ	ण	त	थ	द	ध	न	प	फ	ब
भ	म	य	र	ल	व	श	ष	स	ह	क्ष

1. This moulding called Bhājana is treated as the topmost or crowning moulding of pedestals
   and basement. It is rectangular in form.