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

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 105
19. It will be suitable for Kings and Brahmins, but it should not be
done for Kṣatriyas and others. It is known that a house may have
halls from one to ten.
20-21. For the four Varṇas, the house may have halls up to four, but for a
King the house may have halls up to ten in number. The width of
a Śālā may start from four hands and can go up to twenty hands
(Nakhakarā), the length will be 1 1/8th, 1 1/4 th or 1 1/2; this
is the opinion.
In the Aparājita
22. The extent may be twenty, sixteen or eighteen hands. In between
the stage and the platform, the height of a Śālā will be of four
hands.
According to Mayamata
23. Starting from four hands, the breadth of a Śālā may go up to 24
hands. The length of that Śālā may be half (of the breadth) for a
King, but more for the Gods.
Thus it ends
24. Śālā should be divided into three, five seven and nine parts,
Alindas should be added on the first, second, third and fourth
parts.
As well as
25. The measurement of the Laghu is said to start from three hands
and up to six hands by Viśvakarmā. So it should be done accord-
ingly.
26. That house of the land-lord built according to the rules of Prastāra
gives happiness to each other. Maṇḍapas and other things should
be built outside.