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Ch. VIII – Prakīrṇakādhyāyaḥ 197
35-36. These royal palaces should be decorated with latticed window
ornamented ceilings, images of lions, bells, ramparts, flagstaffs,
pitchers, banners, Siṁhakarṇa, roll cornices, battlements.
Now the Council Hall
37. If the land is to be divided into 16 parts, the centre will consist of
four segments, and one outer part will form the Alinda. That
type of hall is known as Nandā.
38. Two parts of the Bhadrā type of hall will have central offset (Bhadrā)
and the Jayā variety is adorned with 4 mouldings (Bhadrā). There
will be two Alindas each on the four sides of Pūrṇā and it is also
adorned with mouldings.
39. The Divyā type of hall will have sixteen pillars on the 9th part of
the area. The hall known as Yakṣī is adorned with four mouldings
while the one known as Ratnajā will have mouldings on the third
or second part.
40-41. The Utpalā type of hall will be decorated with Pratibhadra, an el-
egant arched gateway, small towers (Niryuha), sloping roof (Madalā),
continued pent, roof (Lūpā), canopy (Vitāna) of beautiful forms
aquatic animals, elephants, lions, snakes, and wooden dolls.
Now the pavilion
42. The pillars will have gaps ranging from three and half hands to
seven hands. Their division will be made serially from one, two,
three, four, five parts.
43. One of its constituent parts will have a length greater than the
breadth. The height of the pavilion will be from 3½ hands to
seven hands.
44. In a pavilion the extent of a pillar will be from six relative units to
one hand.