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

Chapter IV
[Gṛhādiniveśaḥ]
Now the arrangement of the houses

1. For every living being, the house is the dwelling place and it is the
   place of enjoyment too. It also leads to the fulfilment of three
   goals in life and it encourages one towards the holy works, both
   material and heavenly.
2. According to the ancient sages it (house) protects us from the
   sufferings caused by cold, wind, water and summer heat. After
   constructing a road and enclosure, the house should be built
   inside.
3. According to Śrī Viśvakarmā, the breadth of the house starts from
   four hands in measurement, and will extend up to 32 hands, and
   the length will be equal to that.
4. The length should be more than the breadth by 1/8th, 1/4th, 1/
   2 or double, but if breadth exceeds the length, it would be dan-
   gerous.
5. The house of a Brahmin should be 32 hands in extent. The
   house of Kṣatriyas and other castes should be 4 hands less, re-
   spectively.
6. Gradually the length will be more by 10, 8, 3, 4 parts than the
   breadth, it is said about the main building and on the outer side
   there will be an enclosure wall .
7. The dimension of the rampart, fort and enclosure wall can be
   done according to one's own requirement. Only in the central
   place, the Āya, Vyaya should be examined according to the rule. 7.
8. Within that enclosure Śālā, Alinda, Koṣṭha etc. should be made for
   the children, so that these can be used for preserving wealth,
   pleasure room, and dining place.