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

Ch. VI – Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 143
17. In the desired form, Laghu is to be drawn first and Guru will be
drawn at the end. When change is desired, the previous method
will be applied in the Prastāra.
18. Guru will come after Laghu but Laghu will come at the end. In the
previous form, as many as Laghu forms desired will be placed,
and in others the same will follow.
19. Khaṇḍaprastāra is indicative of Patākā Chanda. The multitude of
placing of Laghu (short) numerals has been shown in a different
manner.
Thus ends the Khaṇḍaprastāra.
20. From the beginning of the construction of the house, Alinda should
be placed in the place of Laghu; alternatively the same procedure
will be followed in the centre, and the same placement will be
followed by placing Laghu for Alinda.
21. There are sixteen types of Ekaśālā houses in the Prastāra of four
Gurus. Dhruva and other houses will have hundred and four vari-
eties.
22. These houses will be sixteen in number according to the form of
Prastāra. Among them fourteenth (Manu), ninth (Aṅka), tenth (Dik),
thirteenth (Viśva) and fifth houses should be discarded.
23. From those 16 types of Ekaśālā houses, one hundred and four
varieties will come up. Each of them will have one thousand vari-
eties again from each one of them, eight varieties will come up.
24. Of the 52 varieties of Dviśālā constructions, gradually each one
of them will have 2000 varieties and again there will be eight
varieties from each one.
25. 72 varieties of Triśālās are to be increased serially by three. In
this way, the varieties will be increased up to 1000, likewise each
one of them will have eight varieties.