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Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 117
76. If twice the height of a land is left then there will be no fault of
obstruction.
Now the height of a house:
77. Three varieties of height of a house will be counted on the basis
of these measurements, i.e. 1/16 th part of the width of the house
is to be multiplied by 4,2, 3 respectively and the calculation
should start from the base of the floor.
78. Again, each of them is to be divided into three types, beginning
with Jyeṣṭha whose height is to be measured by 20, 18,
16 Aṅgulas added by 96.
79. For temples, the height of the each variety of the building can be
any one of 27, 21, 15 Kara added by 84 Aṅgulas as per require-
ments.
80. Similarly for the smaller type of the three varieties of measure-
ment, the height will be 27, 21, 15 added by 72 Aṅgulas respec-
tively.
81. The height of the house is to be divided into five parts and one
part will form the altar. One part will be the Mattavāraṇa and it is
not auspicious on the third part.
82. If the height of the house is divided by eight, the base of the
column, (Kumbhikā) will form one part, the supporting part
(Bharaṇa) will include six parts and the top part will constitute
(half and half) portion.
83. On the upper part of the building, the fillet will be added with
cord. On the middle of building height, there has to be lintel. On
the third part of the height, another linted is to be erected of
length, equal to the width.
In the Royal Palace.
84. The height of a house, if divided into eight parts, the Kumbhikā will
take one part, the pillar will occupy four and half parts, while the
remaining would constitue Ucchāla.