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

94 वास्तुमण्डनम्
पृष्ठछिद्रेऽग्निसंयोगाद्गोलाद्यं याति दूरतः ।
पुरप्राकारगेहादि ग्रामारामविमर्दनम् ॥ ७४ ॥
रिपूणां ते प्रकुर्वन्ति सैन्ये त्रासं च दारुणम् ।
राज्ञा जयकरा एते वह्नियन्त्रा अनेकशः ॥ ७५ ॥
विबुधैर्विहिताः पूज्याः पक्वान्नमदिरामिषैः ।
हव्यवाहनलीवांशी चर्मनद्धाद्विमुष्टिकाः ॥ ७६ ॥
दैर्घ्यं कार्यार्धदैर्घ्यस्य चतुर्थांशेन विस्तरा ।
ईषदार्द्रेण सूक्ष्मेण पूरयेदौषधेन ताम् ॥ ७७ ॥
कुट्टयित्वा मुहुस्तस्यारिक्तमेकांगुलं मुखम् ।
औषधार्धेन पृष्ठे स्याद्रन्ध्रं वह्नेर्यवप्रभम् ॥ ७८ ॥
एकद्वित्र्यङ्गुलैकं बां [वांशं ?]सरलामत्र तोलयेत् ।
सूर्योरुबुकसिंहस्य निर्वाणाङ्गारचूर्णकम् ॥ ७९ ॥
अग्रियन्त्रौषधार्थं तु गृहीतव्यं यथोदितम् ।
पञ्चषट्सप्तचाष्टौ वा भागाश्चेति शिलाजतः ॥ ८० ॥
गन्धस्यैकक्रमाच्चूर्णं सार्धं सार्धद्वियुग्मकम् ।
तद्भेषजस्य मार्गोऽयं भेदा अन्येऽप्यनेकशः ॥ ८१ ॥
वह्निसंयोगतस्तेषां दृश्यते बहुधा गतिः ।
गैरेयं द्विगुणं गन्धात्कुर्यात्तोयेन गोलिकाम् ॥ ८२ ॥
हव्यवाहा मुखे तारा वैरिणां पुरदाहकाः ॥ ८३ ॥
इति अग्रियन्त्रलक्षणम् ॥

Ch. III – Durgādilakṣaṇam 95
74. With ignition at the back, the ball goes far and it destroys city
gates houses, villages and pleasure gardens.
75. These fire arms create panic among the enemy's soldiers and
these mostly bring victory for the Kings in many ways.
76-77. The weapon is to be worshipped with cooked rice, wine and meat.
That part of the fire tube which is covered with skin, will measure
eight Aṅgulas (Dvimuṣṭikā). The length will be for consideration of
utility and the breadth will be 1/4th of the 1/2 of the height.
That tube is to be filled up with slightly moistened minerals.
78. The minerals have to be repeatedly ground and the front part
measuring one Aṅgula will be filled up and the residual ground
minerals are to be poured into the small hole, measuring one Yava,
at the back for ignition.
79. One should measure one, two, three Aṅgulas of the Sūrya (Arka
(tree), the front part of the Siṁha (Olibanum tree), Rubuka (Castor
oil) and burnt coal dust.
80. In addition to the minerals earlier prescribed for fire arms, five,
six, seven or eight parts of bitumen are to be used.
81. One part of the sulphur (Gandhaka) is to be taken in proportion
of half, half and a pair of two. This is the procedure of taking the
minerals and there are innumerable other varieties.
82. After ignition, different directions of fire are marked. The balls are
to be made with bitumen, with twice the amount of sulphur mixed
with water.
83. From the mouth of the tube, the fire emits like stars and it will
burn the city of the enemies.
Here ends the description of the fire arms.

96 वास्तुमण्डनम्
अथ जलाशयाः ॥
युधिष्ठिरं प्रति श्रीकृष्णवाक्यम् ॥
वरं वर्षशतेनापि कृतैकाविहरी वने ।
नासञ्चिता गृहे कोटीक्षणध्वंसि धनस्य हि ॥ ८४ ॥
सर्वस्वेनापि कौन्तेय भूमिस्थमुदकं कुरु ।
कुलानि तारयेत्सप्त यत्र गौर्विटृषी भवेत् ॥ ८५ ॥
नन्दाभद्राजयावापी विजया च क्रमाद्युताः ।
त्रिषठनवार्ककूटैः स्युरेकद्वित्रिचतुर्मुखैः ॥ ८६ ॥
कूपाः स्युर्वेदहस्तादि दशहस्तान्तविस्तराः ।
श्रीमुखो विजयः प्रान्तो दुन्दुभिश्च १४मनोहरः ॥ ८७ ॥
चूडामणिश्च दिग्भद्रो जयो नन्दनशङ्करौः ।
कुण्डं युगास्रं भद्रं स्यात्सुभद्रं भद्रसंयुक्तम् ॥ ८८ ॥
प्रतिभद्रैर्युतं नन्दं परिघं मध्यभिट्टवत् ।
शतान्तमष्टहस्तादि चतुर्द्वाराणि कारयेत् ॥ ८९ ॥
मध्यभिट्टे च शालासु देवार्चास्तत्र विन्यसेत् ।
सरोनामार्धचन्द्राभं वृत्ताकारं महासरः ।
चतुरस्रं तु भद्रं स्यात्सुभद्रं भद्रसंयुक्तम् ।।९० ।।
अथ उद्यानम् ॥
आरामकारकोनाके वसेदिन्द्रायुतत्रयम् ॥ ९१ ॥
शूराणां पूजनं भोगः प्रीणनं प्राणिनां ततः ।
पुरादिमध्ये बाह्ये वा कुर्यादुद्यानमुत्तमम् ॥ ९२ ॥
१४. नमोहरः - In D

Ch. III – Durgādilakṣaṇam 97
Now the reservoirs:
It is Śrīkṛṣṇa's advice to Yudhiṣṭhira :-
84. It is better to roam around the forests for a hundred years than to
reserve money in the house, for wealth may be destroyed within a
moment.
85. So, O Kaunteya– even if you have to give all your money, dig one
water reservoir in the land. If the cows are made free of thirst then
your seventh generation will be relieved from worldly sufferings.
86. The water reservoirs named as Nandā³, Bhadrā, Jayā and Vijayā will
be serially connected with three, six, nine, and twelve projections
with one, two, three, and four entrances.
87-89a. Dimensions of the Kūpas⁴ will start from four hands up to ten
hands. They are of manifold varieties known as - Śrīmukha, Vijayā,
Prānta, Dundubhi, Manohara. Cūḍāmaṇi, Digbhadra, Jaya, Nandana
and Śaṅkara. The Kuṇḍas will be square in shape and their variet-
ies will be Bhadra, Subhadra which is an addition to Bhadrā, Nandā,
which is attached to Pratibhadra and Parigha which is similar to
Madhyabhiṭṭa.
89b-90a. In breadth, a Kuṇḍa will be from eight hands to 100 hands and it
will be accompanied by four entrances. In the Madhyabhiṭṭa as well
as in Śālā, an image of God should be installed. Sara resembles the
half crescent of the Moon while Mahāsara is round in shape. Bhadra
is a square one, while Subhadra is joined together with Bhadra.
Now the garden:
90b-92. He, who lays out a pleasure garden, resides in the heaven for
420,000 years. There he does worship of the gods, has enjoy-
ment and by pleasing the creating beings. The best type of garden
is to be created either inside or outside the city.

3. Nandā - Ekavaktra and Trikūṭa
   Bhadrā - Dvivaktra and Ṣaṭkūṭa
   Jayā - Trivakra and Navakūṭa
   Vijaya - Caturvaktra and Dvādaśakūta L.K. Shukla - P. 53
4. Here we find a Kūpa will be from 4 hands to 10 hands in dimension but in L.K. Shukla's
   book which mainly deals with Samarāṅgaṇa Sūtradhāra, reference of a Kūpa measuring
   13 hands is also available.

98 वास्तुमण्डनम्
गृहस्य वामे दक्षे वा एकद्वित्रिधनुःशतैः।
नानाद्रुमलतोपेतं क्रीडास्थानशतैर्वृतम् ॥ ९३ ॥
तोयाशयः घटीयन्त्रधारागृहविराजितम् ॥ ९४ ॥
इति श्रीसूत्रधारमण्डनविरचिते वास्तुशास्त्रे पुरदुर्गजलाशयलक्षणाध्यायस्तृतीयः।

Ch. III – Durgādilakṣaṇam 99
93-94. It will be either on the right side or left side of the house, and its
measurement will be one, two or three hundred Dhanus⁵. It is
adorned with varieties of trees, creepers, hundreds of playgrounds,
water-reservoirs, water-buckets, and bathrooms with showers.
Thus ends the third chapter of Vāstumaṇḍana, the book of architectures written by
Śrī Sūtradhāra Maṇḍana. It describes the fort machineries and water reservoirs.
There are 94 Ślokas.
5. F.N. चतुर्हस्तैर्धनुर्दण्डः 4 hands = 1 Dhanu - 1 hand approximately 18 inches - 4 x 18 = 72
inches Dhanu 72 x 100 = 7200 inches = 60 ft.

चतुर्थोऽध्यायः
[ गृहादिनिवेशः ]
गृहं हि सर्वजन्तूनां लयस्थानं सुखास्पदम्।
त्रिवर्गसाधनं पुण्यमिष्टापूर्तप्रवर्त्तकम्॥ १॥
शीतवाताम्बुघर्मादि दुःखघ्नं मुनिभिर्मतम्।
वाटभित्तं पुरा कृत्वा तन्मध्ये कारयेद्गृहम्॥ २॥
चतुर्हस्तं गृहं व्यासे प्रोक्तं श्रीविश्वकर्मणा।
द्वात्रिंशत्करपर्यन्तं ततो दैर्घ्येऽपि तत्समम्॥ ३॥
साष्टमांशं सपादं वा सार्धं वा द्विगुणावधिः।
विस्तारादधिकं दैर्घ्यं श्रेष्ठं व्यासे भयावहम्॥ ४॥
द्वात्रिंशत्कर¹विस्तीर्णं भवेद्ब्राह्मणमन्दिरम्।
प्रत्येकं क्षत्रियादीनां चतुर्हस्तैर्विहीनकम्॥ ५॥
दशाष्टत्रिचतुर्भागैरायामे क्रमतोऽधिकम्।
एतन्मूलगृहं प्रोक्तं तद्वाह्ये वाटभित्तिका॥ ६॥
प्राकारकोटभित्तीनां प्रमाणं तु यदृच्छया।
मध्यक्षेत्रे प्रकर्त्तव्यमायव्ययविशोधनम्॥ ७॥
सर्वक्षेत्रान्तरे शालालिन्दकोष्ठादिनिर्मितः।
कार्या पुत्रधनक्रीडाभोजनादिकं सन्ततेः॥ ८॥

१. विस्ताद्रं in B विस्तारं in CDE

Chapter IV
[Gṛhādiniveśaḥ]
Now the arrangement of the houses

1. For every living being, the house is the dwelling place and it is the
   place of enjoyment too. It also leads to the fulfilment of three
   goals in life and it encourages one towards the holy works, both
   material and heavenly.
2. According to the ancient sages it (house) protects us from the
   sufferings caused by cold, wind, water and summer heat. After
   constructing a road and enclosure, the house should be built
   inside.
3. According to Śrī Viśvakarmā, the breadth of the house starts from
   four hands in measurement, and will extend up to 32 hands, and
   the length will be equal to that.
4. The length should be more than the breadth by 1/8th, 1/4th, 1/
   2 or double, but if breadth exceeds the length, it would be dan-
   gerous.
5. The house of a Brahmin should be 32 hands in extent. The
   house of Kṣatriyas and other castes should be 4 hands less, re-
   spectively.
6. Gradually the length will be more by 10, 8, 3, 4 parts than the
   breadth, it is said about the main building and on the outer side
   there will be an enclosure wall .
7. The dimension of the rampart, fort and enclosure wall can be
   done according to one's own requirement. Only in the central
   place, the Āya, Vyaya should be examined according to the rule. 7.
8. Within that enclosure Śālā, Alinda, Koṣṭha etc. should be made for
   the children, so that these can be used for preserving wealth,
   pleasure room, and dining place.

102 वास्तुमण्डनम्
द्वात्रिंशत्करतो ग्रामभूमिभागं विशेषतः ।
गृहाणि भूपतीनां स्युर्यावदष्टोत्तरं शतम् ॥ ९ ॥
व्यासे हस्तैः समं राज्ञां गृहं दैर्घ्ये च पूर्ववत् ।
दृढं मनोहरं कुर्यादनेकाकारसंयुतम् ॥ १० ॥
महाराजगृहात् पुत्रमन्त्रिसामान्यभूभृताम् ।
हस्तैर्हीनान् गृहान्कुर्यात्तेषां युक्तिवशात्सुधीः ॥ ११ ॥
पुरस्य २षोडशांशेन मध्ये कोटं ३सुनिश्चलम् ।
तन्मध्ये भवनं राज्ञः कलशध्वजभूषितम् ॥ १२ ॥
अष्टवर्गा अकाराद्याः पूर्वादिक्षु प्रदक्षिणे ।
स्थितास्तत्र गृहाणि स्युर्वर्णिणां नगरादिषु ॥ १३ ॥
गरुडस्त्वथ मार्जारः सिंहः श्वा सर्पमूषकौ ।
मृगो मेढ्रश्च वर्गेशा वैरी यो यस्य सन्मुखः ॥ १४ ॥
दीपाम्नायः ॥
दीपाम्नाये अकाराद्यान्मध्याद्वर्गान् क्रमाल्लिखेत् ।
स्वरान्षोडशमध्ये तु क्षमीशानस्य कोष्ठके ॥ १५ ॥
स्ववर्गं मन्दिरे कुर्याद्दीपस्थानं तदेव हि ।
मन्त्रादिसाधनं तत्र सिद्धयेऽन्यत्र निष्फलम् ॥ १६ ॥
देशदीपे पुरं कुर्यात्पुरदीपे च मन्दिरम् ।
मन्दिरे शयनाद्यं च प्रोक्तमागमकोविदैः ॥ १७ ॥
वास्तुक्षेत्रं यथायोग्यं चतुरस्रं तथायतम् ।
षडस्रमष्टकोणं च वर्तुलं वर्तुलायतम् ॥ १८ ॥
२. षोडरगंशन in B
३. सुनिश्चयम् in DE

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 103
9. Especially in the village, the division of land starts from 32 hands,
and the house of a land-lord will be up to 108 hands in length.
10. For a King, it is prescribed that both the breadth and length of
the house will be same. ( i.e. 108 hands) . It should be made
strong, beautiful and in various shapes.
11. In comparison to the King’s palace, the house of a prince, Mantri
and ordinary landlords will be less by several hands. A learned
man will do it according to his own judgment.
12. In the central 16th part of the city, a strong fort should be built.
Therein, the King’s palace should be built decorated with pitcher
and flag.
13. Going round 8 Vargas from the east, starting from ‘A’, is the place,
where the houses of Vargis should be built in all the cities.
14. Garuḍa, as well as the cat, lion, dog, snake, rat, deer, sheep are the
lords of their own Varga. A Varga opposite to another Varga will
be treated as each other’s enemy.
Sacred tradition of the lamp
15 In the sacred tradition of the lamp, the Vargas should be drawn
from inside, starting from ‘A’. Among the 16th Svaras, ‘Kṣa’
should be placed on the house of Īśāna ..
16. In similar types of temples, the location of the lamp-stands will
be similar . Then there will be accomplishment of the Mantras, in
other place it will yield no result.
17. A city should be built in Deśadīpa and a temple should be erected
in Puradīpa . There will be place for sleeping in a temple, say the
people who are proficient in traditional doctrine.
18. Suitably, the plot of land will be either square or oblong in shape.
It will be with six or eight corners, round and oval shaped.

104 वास्तुमण्डनम्
राज्ञां द्विजानां ⁴वेद्वास्तं न कार्यं क्षत्रियादिषु।
एकशालादितो गेहं दशशालावधि स्मृतम् ॥ १९ ॥
वर्णानां वेदशालान्तं दिक्शालान्तं तु ⁵भूभृताम्।
शाला व्यासे चतुर्हस्तात्तस्मान्नखकरावधिः ॥ २० ॥
साष्टमांशा सपादा वा सार्धा वाप्यायता मता ॥ २१ ॥
अपराजिते ॥
विस्तरे विंशतिर्हस्ता द्विरष्टाष्टादशापि वा।
चतुर्हस्तोदये शाला रङ्गभूपलकान्तरे ॥ २२ ॥
⁶मयमते ॥
चतुर्हस्तादितः शाला व्यासे जिनकरावधिः।
सार्धान्तमायता न णां सुराणामधिकापि सा ॥ २३ ॥
इति।
शालां त्रिपञ्चसप्ताङ्कैर्विभागैः प्रविभाजयेत्।
एकद्वित्रियुगांशैस्तु समानोऽलिन्द इष्यते ॥ २४ ॥
तथा च।
त्रिहस्तात् षट्करं यावल्लघोर्मानमुदाहृतम्।
श्रीविश्वकर्मणा तस्मात्प्रकर्तव्यं यथोचितम् ॥ २५ ॥
प्रस्तारेण समुत्पन्नं तद्गेहं स्वामिनोरपि।
प्रीतिः परस्परं योज्या मण्डपाद्यं ततो बहिः ॥ २६ ॥
४. वेदास्त्रं in BCDE
५. भूभुजाम् in B
६. यममते in B

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.

106 वास्तुमण्डनम्
शालायाः विस्तरात्सार्धा त्रिभागेनांशतोऽपि वा ।
पट्टशाला भवेत् श्रेष्ठा व्यासे कैश्चित्समा मता ॥ २७ ॥
पट्टशाला प्रकर्त्तव्या गूढजालकसंयुता ।
प्रकाशा भद्रयुक्ता वाऽथवा पट्टत्रयानना ॥ २८ ॥
गूढाग्रे मण्डपं कुर्यान्मध्यआच्छादनं विना ।
पट्टशालाश्चतुर्दिक्षु आद्यालिन्दानुसारतः ॥ २९ ॥
⁷वेदिकासनपट्टैश्च मत्तवारणतोरणैः ।
भद्रजालक ⁸उत्साद्यैः कर्तव्या द्विभूमिकाः ॥ ३० ॥
मण्डपाग्रे मुखद्वारं तस्योपरि सुशोभनम् ।
द्वित्रिभूमं गृहं कुर्यान्माड⁹मुखा गवाक्षकैः ॥ ३१ ॥
सर्वक्षेत्रे प्रकर्त्तव्या गवां गायादिकल्पना ।
आय एव पृथक् मध्यक्षेत्रे भित्यन्तरे भवेत् ॥ ३२ ॥
भाण्डागारोऽष्टषष्ट्यन्तं समः सार्धान्तमायतः ।
महानसं तु लोकानां चतुर्हस्तं नवान्तकम् ॥ ३३ ॥
धनधान्यालयं कुर्यात्तिथ्यन्तं पञ्चहस्ततः ॥ ३४ ॥
मयः ॥
अन्नालयं ह्यतिनतमप्युच्चं स्याङ्गनालयम् ।
तथैव दक्षिणागारमतिनीचं सुखालयम् ॥ ३५ ॥
इति गृहनिवेशः ॥
१०सृष्ट्या प्रवेश उत्सङ्गः प्रतिकायोऽपि सव्यतः ।
वामावर्तो हीनबाहुः पूर्णबाहुस्तु सन्मुखः ॥ ३६ ॥
७. वेदिका in B
८. सुधाद्यैः in A
९. मूषा in B
१०. Similar verbs are seen in A.P ch 83. V 11-12

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 107
27. If the extent of a Paṭṭaśālā is half, or one- third or one part of a
Śālā, it is regarded as best, but their width may be same, this is
the opinion of some people.
28. A Paṭṭaśālā should be made with concealed latticed windows. The
appearance will be with a portico or with three Paṭṭas.
29-30. In front of the covered place, a Maṇḍapa should be built whose
center will be without any cover. There will be Paṭṭaśālā on four
sides following the front Alinda. A two storeyed building is to be
built with altar, seats, Paṭṭa (platform) Mattavāraṇa entrance, and
latticed portico (Bhadrajāla)
31. The main door is to be erected in the front part of the Maṇḍapa.
After that, a magnificent two three-storeyed Māḍa - shaped build-
ing with latticed windows should be built.
32. In all the cases one should have in mind the simile of a cow and
a calf. Āya will be different in the central part and in between the
walls.
33. The breadth of a storehouse will be from eight hands to sixty
hands and the length will be either half or equal. A kitchen for
the general public will be from four hands up to nine hands.
34. The room for the granary and treasury will be constructed from
(minimum) five hands to (maximum) fifteen hands.
Maya.
35. The dining hall should be very low while the treasury will be very
high. Likewise, the southern apartment and the house of pleasure
will be very low.
Thus ends the arrangement of the house.
36. After construction, the main entrance named Utsaṅga and
Pratikāya will be from the right side, Hīnabāhu from the left side,
and Pūrṇabāhu from the front side.

108 वास्तुमण्डनम्
गृहे मध्योन्नताभूमिर्निम्नाऽपीष्टा सुरालये ।
गजस्कन्धा समोत्सेधा राजवेश्मादिभूमिकाः ॥ ३७ ॥
ताम्रपात्रस्थितैर्धान्यं मृत्कन्दौषधिधातुभिः ।
११सरत्नैः स्वस्वचिह्नाद्यैर्गर्भन्यासो गृहादिषु ॥ ३८ ॥
ब्राह्ममैत्रेद्रवादित्यपुष्यस्वात्युत्तरे१२व च ।
पित्रे पौष्णे श्रुतौ १३गर्भः सद्युक्ते क्षे स्थिरोदये ॥ ३९ ॥
गर्भस्थानं गृहेषिन्द्रे भल्लाटे वा गृहक्षते ।
पुष्पदन्तेऽथवा द्वारदक्षिणस्तम्भकादधः ॥ ४० ॥
सगर्भं सर्वसम्पत्त्यै विगर्भं सर्वनाशनम् ।
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन गर्भं सम्यग्विनिक्षिपेत् ॥४१ ॥
इति गर्भन्यासः ॥
प्रतिहस्तं शिलाबद्धा भूमिर्युगयवानता ।
इष्टका भित्तिविस्तारो गृहव्यासः कलांशतः ॥४२ ॥
पादोनो मध्यमः प्रोक्तो उत्तमार्धेन कन्यसः ।
मन्वङ्गुलादेः केप्याऽहुस्त्रिंशन्मात्रावधिं तु तान् ॥४३ ॥
इति भित्तिः ॥
नागदन्तौ तु शालायां द्वौ द्वौ वामे चं दक्षिणे ।
एकशालार्कभागेन तस्मान्यदर्धेऽन्तरे परः ॥४४ ॥
द्वारोर्ध्वाङ्गसमा शस्ता न गृहाभिमुखाः शुभाः ।
दैवे दीपालयो वामे दक्षिणाङ्गे नृणां गृहे ॥४५ ॥
११. सरलैः in BCDE
१२. करे in A
१३. गर्त in BCDE

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 109
37. For a house the central part of the land is to be elevated, but for
a temple low land is considered beneficial too. The site of the
King’s palace should be as high as the shoulder of an elephant.
38. The placing of the foundation deposit in a house and others
should be performed with the grains kept in a copper plate, earth,
roots, medicinal herbs and other ingredients with gems and the
respective symbols.
39. By the moment Brahmā and Maitra belong to the Sun and the
Moon, with the constellation of Puṣyā, Svātī, Uttarā, and by the
moment of Pitṛ joins Puṣya star, the foundation deposit should
be laid with these stars in the fixed position.
40.In a house, the foundation deposit is to be placed on Indra, Bhallāṭa,
Gṛhakṣata, Puṣpadanta or under the pillar/column located on the
right side of the door.
41. A correctly placed foundation deposit gives all kinds of wealth,
whereas wrongly placed foundation deposit destroys everything.
So, by all means one should lay out the foundation deposit properly.
Thus ends the laying out of the foundation of the deposit.
In the measurement of each hand, stones should be spread out
and the ground will be lower by 4 1/8 th.
42-43. A brick wall will be 1/16th of the diameter of a house. It is
medium if less by 14th part, Uttama if less by half, and Kaniṣṭha if
less by 1 1/4th Aṅgula. Other people say it may be less by
30 Aṅgulas or 1/30th.
Thus ends the wall
44. In a Śālā two Nāgadantas are to be erected on the left and two on
the right side. In a Ekaśālā house it may be kept on the 12th part
or at intervals of 6th onwards.
45. It is auspicious if it is kept equal to the upper part of the door,
but regarded as inauspicious if it faces the main house. In a
temple, the lamp-stand is to be placed on the left side and it is on
the right side in a dwelling of human beings.

110 वास्तुमण्डनम्
अथ द्वारम्॥
सप्ततिषष्टिपञ्चाशद्व्यासहस्तमिताङ्गुलैः।
संयोज्य कार्यं गेहेषु त्रिविधं द्वारमुच्छ्रये ॥४६॥
गृहप्रासादयोर्द्वारं यानं १४शयनमासनम्।
उदयार्धेन विस्तीर्णं षोडशांशाधिकं हि वा ॥४७॥
द्वारव्यासाद्रिभागेन व्यासः शाखान्तरङ्गयोः।
प्रतिशाखात्रिभागेन निर्गमे विस्तरे समा ॥ ४८ ॥
एलकापल्लवैर्युक्ता बकुलापुष्पकैरपि।
उदुम्बरस्तूत्तराङ्गात्सार्धः कुम्भीसमोदयः ॥४९॥
द्वारविस्तारपादेन निर्गमो नागदन्तयोः।
तदायव्ययधिष्ण्यांशा तारामैत्रीन्दुशोधितम्॥५०॥
१५वामभा

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 111
Now the door:
46. For a house, the height of the door may be of three types mea-
suring 70, 60, or 50 fingers of a hand.
47. The breadth of the door of a house, or palace, conveyance, bed,
seat will be half of their length or may be more than 1/16th
part.
48. The width of the inner part of the (door ) frame will be equal to
1/7th part of the door width. Each frame, if divided by 3, will be
equal to its projection and width.
49. The lintels will be decorated with the motifs of Elakā leaves as
well as Bakulā flowers. The base will have the same height as half
of the upper lintel.
50. Nāgadanta can be projected up to one Pāda ( 1/4th ) of the breadth
of the door . Then the Āya, Vyaya, and part of the edifice will be
sanctified according to the position of the stars and the Moon.
51. In a house, the main door is to be erected on the left side, the
door of the stable will be on the right side and the door of the
elephants enclosure in the centre.
As well as:
52. A door should not be constructed in the inner chamber, but the
middle part should not be discarded. The inner (Madhya) door
should be placed on the 24th section of the total width of the
gate.
53. The door of a mansion meant for Gods, Brahmins and Kings can
be placed in the middle of a building, but for all other people the
door is to be located near the middle of the room.
Thus ends this topic.
54. The doors of all types of houses are to be erected on the mould-
ing of a base (Paṭṭasthāna); it should not be erected under the
beam, but according to some, this is good for Kings.

112 वास्तुमण्डनम्
अपराजितः
क्षेत्रेऽङ्कभक्ते १६तुर्यांशे द्वारं वामे दिशि न्यसेत्।
इन्द्रे गृहक्षते पुष्पदन्ते भल्लाटके क्रमात् ॥५५॥
पृष्ठे द्वारे भवेद्रोगः कुक्षौ शोको महद्भयम्।
उपद्वारं न्यसेत्क्षेत्रे भक्ते नव नवांशकैः ॥५६॥
जयन्ते इन्द्रे आदित्ये तथा सत्ये भृशेऽम्बरे।
पुष्णि वा १७वितथे गृहक्षते गन्धर्वभृङ्गयोः ॥५७॥
मृगे पितृषु च द्वास्थे सुग्रीवपुष्पदन्तयोः।
वरुणो मुख्यभल्लाट सोमादिति दितिष्वपि ॥५८॥
गवाक्षजालयोर्द्वारं शालाद्वाराधमुन्नतम्।
द्वारे त्रिभक्ते द्व्यंशं वा सर्वेषां सुसमं शिरः ॥५९॥
द्वारोर्ध्वं द्वारमाद्येन समं सङ्कीर्णमेव वा।
गृहादीनां मुखात्पूर्वं भ्रमणं द्वारसंयुतम् ॥६०॥
षोडशांश१८मधः शस्तमन्यथा तन्न चिन्तयेत्।
शालामानात्प्रतोली त्रिचतुःपञ्चगुणेन्तरे ॥६१॥
तिथिहस्तसमुत्सेधा प्रतोली तूत्तमा मता।
त्रयोदशकरामध्या रुद्रहस्ता कनीयसी ॥६२॥
विस्तारस्तु क्रमात्तासामष्टसप्तरसैः करैः।
त्रिद्व्येकभूमिका युक्ता अनेकरचना चिताः ॥६३॥
कपाटं दक्षिणे भागे गृहे वामे शुभार्गला।
कपाटयुग्मं पिण्डेन शाखापिण्डार्धसंमितम् ॥६४॥
१६. कुर्यांशे in BC
१७. पितथे in B
१८. भवः in B

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 113
Aparājita
55. Dividing the measurement of the land by nine, the door is to be
erected on the fourth part of the left side and in the sequence
of Indra, Gṛhakṣata, Puṣpadanta and Bhallāṭaka.
If the door is erected on the back side, there may be fear of
diseases and if erected in the middle there will be grief and a lot
of fear.
56-58. The plot of land is to be divided into 9 x 9 and the secondary
door (Upadvāra) may be erected on the position of Jayanta, Indra,
Āditya, as well as Satya, Bhṛṣa, Ambara, Puṣna, Vitatha, Gṛhakṣata,
Gandharva, Bhṛṅga, Mṛga, Pitṛ, Dvāstha, Sugrīva, Puṣpadanta, Varuṇa,
Mukhya, Bhallāṭa, Soma, Aditi and Diti.
59. The door adorned with two latticed windows will be half of the Śālā
door in height. Whether a door is divided into three or two parts,
the crest is to be constructed uniformly.
60-61a. A door above the door will be equal or short in size than the
former one. In front of the entrance of a house, a
circumambulatory passage is to be constructed. Its position is
appreciated if it is below the 1 16th below the level of the build-
ing, otherwise it should be discarded.
61b-62. The main entrance (Pratolī) will be thrice, four or five times more
in measurement than the Śālā. The best type of the main en-
trance is 15 hands long in height, the medium one is 13 hands
and the smaller one is eleven hands long.
63. By sequence their widths are 8, 7 and 6 hands respectively. They
may be 3, 2 and 1storied with plenty of decoration.
64. For a house, if the panel is on the right side and the door-bolt on
the left, it is regarded as auspicious. Both the door panels are to
be joined with the bodily frame, and the frames will be connected
with half of the bodily frame.