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Ch. VIII – Prakīrṇakādhyāyaḥ 193
17. The Sūrppa type of houses without Śālā (main building or hall) to
the South and West, cause misfortune. The Lāṅgala type of houses
are suitable for courtesans and people of that ilk. Sūrppa houses
are for cruel avocations (Ugropojīvinām),
18. In Lāṅgala and sūrppa type of houses and in all those with only
one main building, a wall with a door must be disposed so as to
border them where there is no main buildings.
19. Dvāraśobhā, Dvāraśālā, Dvāraprāsāda, Harmya, and Dvāragopura–
these are five respective divisions of gateways (Gopuras).
Now the Śrīdhara and other palaces
20. The Śrīdhara type of palace is known with one section having four
pillars and four latticed doors and it is adorned with bells hang-
ing from the roof. It belongs to the Māḍa variety.
21. In a land measuring 25 hands (lengthwise) and 15 hands ( in
breadth), 9 Padas should be kept reserved in the centre and two
walls will be erected on the half segment.
22. That Māḍa type of palace will be five-storeyed and the central part
consists of sixteen pillars. The Bhadra will be constructed on the
second half storey and in a part there will be four pillars.
23. Pratāpavardhana is auspicious with four doors in the four direc-
tions. There the portico will be 1/3rd in breadth and the central
offset will be from another part.
24 Pratibhadra¹ consists of ten pillars and there will be 6 pillars at
the centre and 5 in the outer part. In the Bhadra (central offset in
the plan) Māḍa will be constructed above the second storey and
in the (other type of) house it will be above the fifth storey.

1. Pratibhadra:– Sub-division in plan 8 elevation, adjoining the Bhadra