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

पञ्चमोऽध्यायः
[गृहविन्यासः लक्षणसमुच्चयः]
यस्यां दिशि पुरो द्वारं तां प्राचीं परिकल्पयेत्।
न्यास ईशादितः कार्यो भोजने शयनेऽन्यथा ॥१ ॥
विवेकविलासेऽपि।
पूर्वादिदिग्विनिर्देशो गृहे द्वार१व्यपेक्षया।
भास्करोदयदिक्पूर्वा न विज्ञेया यथा श्रुते ॥२ ॥
पूर्वे द्वारं गृहे कुर्यादास्थानं पृथु चाङ्गनम्।
अग्नौ महानसं धेनुं महिषी व्यञ्जनालयम् ॥३ ॥
याम्ये जलगृहं नृत्यशालां भोजनमन्दिरम्।
नैर्ऋत्ये स्नानसूतानां देहचिन्तापदं बहिः ॥४ ॥
पश्चिमे दीर्घिकास्थानं वायौ स्नेहान्नयोगृहम्।
सौम्ये धनाङ्गनोद्यानस्थानमीशे सुरालयम् ॥५ ॥
मध्ये मुख्यगृहं स्वामि२वाञ्छया शयनास्पदम्।
पश्चिमास्या गृहे देवा स्थाप्या दक्षिणतोमुखः ॥६ ॥
याम्योत्तरास्या गावः स्युर्न प्राक् पश्चिमतोमुखाः ॥७ ॥
१. अपेक्षया in DE
२. वांछना in A

Chapter V
[Gṛhvinyāsaḥ Lakṣaṇasamuccayaḥ]
Now the planning of a house and its peculiarities will be described.

1. The planning (of a house ) should be done in such a way that the
   door should be placed in the Eastern direction. Planning will start
   from the North-East corner excepting that the bedroom and din-
   ing room should not be placed therein.
   This is also quoted in Vivekavilāsa.
2. According to necessity, the door should be planned in the East-
   ern side of a house, but the Eastern direction will not to be
   determined by the phenomena of sunrise as it is known.
3. In a house the door should be built facing the East, and there will
   be a broad courtyard. In the South-East corner (Agni) there will
   be a kitchen, cowshed, and the kitchen for the chief queen.
4. In the South (Yāmya) there will be a water reservoir, dancing court,
   dining hall and in the South-West (Nairṛtya)¹ there will be bath-
   room for children and the place for the care of the body.
5. The site for ponds will be in the West and in the North-East
   (Vāyu) corner the storage for rice and oil will be constructed. In
   the North (Saumya) there will be the treasury and garden; the
   temple should be in the North-East (Īśa) corner.
6. The main room will be in the centre position and it can be used
   as the master’s bedroom, if one wishes so. In a West-facing house,
   the God should be kept facing towards South.
7. The cow-shed will face either towards South or North, never to-
   wards East or West.
8. Nairṛtya is the direction of Nirṛti (South-West).

132 वास्तुमण्डनम्
वीक्षः ।
वामाङ्गे वस्त्रशस्यार्थं देवार्चाभेषजालयम् ।
दक्षिणे दीप३नयानतोयोच्छिष्टपदं न्यसेत् ॥८॥
अथ राजगृहविन्यासः ॥
पुरादौ त्रिचतुर्थांशे कारयेत् राजमन्दिरम् ।
पश्चिमे सौम्यतो वाऽपि तत्तु दुर्गेषु भूवशात् ॥९॥
अपराजिते ॥
एकद्वित्रिसहस्रैस्तु हस्तैः राजगृहं त्रिधा ।
तुङ्गंराजगृहं रम्यं मन्दिरोद्यानदीर्घिकाः ॥१०॥
त्रिप्राकारं सपरिखं स्याच्चतुर्गोपुरं वरम् ।
पूर्वास्यं दक्षिणास्यं वा नोदक् प्रत्यग्दिशामुखम् ॥११॥
एकाशीति पदे क्षेत्रे मध्ये ब्रह्मपदेऽकणम् ।
मण्डपं वा न्यसेद्द्रव्य४माये द्वारं गृहं सभा ॥१२॥
विवस्वत्यभिषेकार्थं मित्रे मुख्यगृहं न्यसेत् ।
पृथ्‌वीधरे सभामापे भाण्डागारं प्रकारयेत् ॥१३॥
आपवत्सेऽम्बरागारं सावित्रे भोजनास्पदम् ।
कुर्यात्सवितरि श्रेष्ठं सव्यं जनमहानसम् ॥१४॥
इन्द्रे राजाम्बिकागेहमिन्द्रराज ५उपस्करम् ।
रुद्र६व्यये ७महिष्याश्च राजस्त्रीणां गृहा अपि ॥१५॥
३. मंयान - in A
४. Here आय denotes the place for Aryamâ
५. पुरस्करम् in BCDE
६. द्वये in A
७. महिषश्व in A

Ch. V – Gṛhavinyāsaḥ lakṣaṇasamuccayaḥ 133
After Examination (Vīkṣya)
8. On the left side of a house there will be the dressing room, gra-
nary, temple and medicinal room. On the right side the room for
lighting and other accessories should be made.
Now the planning of a King's palace
9. The royal palace should be erected in the front part of the city
occupying three-fourths of the area. In a fort, according to the
nature of the soil, one should construct a palace either in the
West or in the North
In the Aparājitapṛcchā
10. According to the measurement of 1, 2 and 3 thousand hands,
the King's palace may be of three types. The royal palace will be
elevated, consisting of the temple, garden and lakes.
11. The best palace will be adorned with three ramparts, a moat and
four Gopuras (main gates). It will face either the East or South, but
never the West or North.
12. If the land is divided into 81 Pādas, the central part should be
drawn as Brahmapada. In the approach (Āya) there shall be gate-
ways and pavilions.
13. The coronation hall will be on the Vivasvata (South) and the main
rooms on the Mitrasthāna (Western side). The halls should be on
the Pṛthvīdhara and the treasury (Bhāṇḍāgāra) on the site of Āpa.
14. Ambarāgāra - the sky gazing room ² - is on the āpavatsa (North
East side) and the dining hall is on the Sāvitra (South). The best
one on the East (Savitari) and the community kitchen should be
placed on the left (Savya).
15. On the Indra (East) and Indrarāja (South-West), the houses of the
King as well as the Queen Mother will be built, and on
the Rudra (North-West) the house of the Queen and other women
of the royal palace, related to the King, will be made.
2 At that period, there seems to be a particular room which was used to gaze the sky and
Rana Kumbha was specially interested in that and a hanging room was found in the
palace of Kumbhalgarh.

' (pu-shpa).
In L8: 'पु' then 'ष्' then 'णि': wait, is there a second 'ण'?
Look at the space between 'ष्' and 'ण': there's a vertical stroke, wait, 'ष्' has a loop with diagonal, then attached to it is 'ण'? It looks like 'पुष्णि'. Wait, look at the loop: it is just 'ष्णि'. Let's look really closely at "पुष्णि":
Wait, is it "पुष्णि" or "पुष्ण्णि"?
In Sanskrit, Pushan locative is "पूष्णि" (or "पुष्णि" metri causa). The conjunct is ष् + ण = ष्ण. With i-matra = ष्णि.
It is written as ष्णि! Not ष्ण्णि. Let's look at the matra: the 'ि' matra comes down to the left of ष्. Then ष् and ण are joined: ष्णि. So it is "पुष्णि"!

वितथे वर्मबल्ल[बल्य?]रायुधानां भोजनस्य च ॥१९॥

• 'वितथे', 'वर्मबल्ल[बल्य?]रायुधानां', 'भोजनस्य', 'च', '॥१९॥'
  Wait, is that "वर्मबल्ल[बल्य?]रायुधानां"?
  Yes: वर्मबल्ल[बल्य?]रायुधानां. Exactly as printed with brackets and question mark.

Ch. V – Gṛhavinyāsaḥ lakṣaṇasamuccayaḥ 135
16. The temple should be built on the Īśa (North-East) and it will
face either South or West. In the place of Parjanya the royal court
should be built, which will face West, having its face on the back.
17. In the Jaya, the place for the clerical community, hall for practice,
pavilion, water tanks, in the Śakra, the painting gallery and the
room for teaching and in the Sūrya the place for disbursement on
the courtyard of the palace should be built.
18. In the Satya, schools and the legal court will be built facing back
to back. On the Bhṛśa, the storage room for business affairs and
on the Vyoma the main kitchen will be placed.
19. On the Vahni - the room for cooked food and cowshed, on the Puṣṇī
the meeting room, on the Vitatha - the room for preserving
armour, spears and other weapons as well as the dining room will
be constructed.
20. The painting room as well as the place for guards or sentinels
should be built on the Gṛhakṣata. On the Yama, the watch tower
for observation of the troops and the pleasure room for dancers
on the Gandharva should be constructed.
21. In the Bhṛṅga there will be a road, and following it there will be a
room for diseased persons (Dehacintāpada) outside Mṛga. There
will be a bathing room and the place for playing dice in
the Pitṛsthāna, and the place for water sports in Dvāstha (Dauvārika).
22. Otherwise this palace should be built as high as an elephant to
watch the battlefield or behind this, one room for the rehearsal
of the battle can be built.
23. The wrestling place will be on the Sugrīva and on Puṣpadanta there
will be the parade place for military exercise. For the Varuṇa
prince's house, in the Asura granary and dressing room for women
should be placed.
24. Weapons and poison for emergency use of the seraglio in the
Śoṣa, rooms for the keeper of the seraglio in the Roga, the stable
for donkeys and camels in the Vāyu and the pond
for Dhātrī and Sairandhrī in the Nāga should be erected.

and ला, there is a half-ल!
Look at line 8's "भल्लाटे":
It is: भ (bha) + ल् (half la) + ला (lā) + टे (ṭe).
Now compare line 8 "भल्लाटे" with line 2:
In line 2:
After 'कुर्या':
There is द्.
Then there is भ.
Then there is... wait, look at the distance between भ and टे in line 2 vs line 8:
In line 8: "भल्लाटे" is very wide! It has भ, then ल्, then ला, then टे.
In line 2: the whole thing from द् to टे is the SAME width as "भल्लाटे" in line 8!
Wait! It IS "कुर्याद्भल्लाटे"!
Wait, let me look at the letters again:
Is it द् + भ् + ला?
Look at the print:
Does it say "कुर्याद्भाटे" or "कुर्याद्भल्लाटे"?
Wait, look at the image text in full resolution:
Line 2:
"मुख्ये कन्यागृहं कुर्याद्भाटे श्वेतभेषजम् ।"
Wait, look at the letter:
It is:
क ु
र ् य ा
द्
भ
Wait, look at the characters:
Is there a 'ल'?
Wait, look at "द्भाटे":
Why would someone see "

Ch. V – Gṛhavinyāsaḥ lakṣaṇasamuccayaḥ 137
25. The chamber of the girls in the Mukhya and the white medicinal
herbs in the Bhallāṭa should be kept. In the Soma, the room for
shampooing and in the Śaila toilets and confinement room for
women are to be built.
26. In the Aditi there will be bathing place for children and in the Diti
there will be place for massage and hot water. In the East there
will be the drawing room, place for meeting and on both the
sides there will be room for wrestling.
27. For a King’s house the best type of door is to be erected, espe-
cially in the direction of Śakra. Three or five storied buildings
are to be built either in Mukhya or Gṛhakṣata.
28. On the Puṣpadanta or Bhallāṭa, the door should be erected on the
lower storey. According to the desire of the King the door and the
edifices are not to be erected.
29. Residential places of women, bedrooms, walls, are to be con-
structed. Stable for horses is to be erected on the left side and it
is auspicious if placed in double intermediate space (Dviguṇāntara).
30. These will be of three types, 100, 80 or 60 hands in length. The
width will serially be 15, 13, 11 and may end in 9 hands.
31. The horses will stay facing towards the south or north and that
place will be raised by two hands. The hall for elephants will be
placed on the southern part and it is auspicious if placed at four
times distance.
32. The hall will be 7, 8 or 9 hands high and the pillars of the hall
will have coating on them. The row of elephants will face either
the East or South.
Thus ends the 5th chapter of Vāstumaṇḍana in Vāstuśāstra comprising
the arrangement of the house written by Śrī Sūtradhāra Maṇḍana.

षष्ठोऽध्यायः
[शालादि गृहलक्षणम्]
ध्रुवादीनि प्रवक्ष्यामि वासाय पुरवासिनाम्।
शस्तानि निन्दितान्येषां भवन्ति भवनानि च ॥१ ॥
अलिन्दा द्वित्रिवेदान्तशाले गेहे ध्रुवादिवत्।
मुखे द्वि १अधिका कार्या मण्डपस्य च वृद्धये ॥२ ॥
शालामध्ये द्विषट्दारु २एकं कुर्याद्विनापि तम्।
मध्येऽपवरकं ३वापि फलकैर्दृढकाष्ठजैः ॥३ ॥
छन्दास्तु षड्जात्युत्पन्ना भेदैर्भिन्ना द्विरष्टभिः।
तैरुक्तं क्रमरूपाद्यै गृहसंख्या ह्यनेकधा ॥ ४ ॥
खण्डपाण्डुवाजिमयतृणपर्णसुपट्टकैः।
उदितः षड्विधः छन्दः प्रयोज्यो गृहकर्मणि ॥ ५ ॥
पट्टछन्दे यथा भेदाः शालालिन्दादिका मताः।
विपरीता तृणछन्दे षोडशैव प्रकीर्त्तिताः ॥ ६ ॥
हीनोदयाः पाण्डुसंज्ञा वाजिनस्तूच्छ्रयेऽधिकाः।
फलकान्ते चतुर्हस्तः शेषछन्देषु ४चोच्छ्रयः ॥ ७ ॥
१. त्र्यधिका - in B
२. एवं - in A
३. चापि - in A
४. वोच्छ्रयः - in D.E

Chapter VI
[Śālādi Gṛhlakṣaṇaam]
Description of Ekaśālā and other houses

1. Now I shall relate about the apartment, beginning with Dhruva and
   others for the dwelling of citizens, and whether auspicious or
   inauspicious.
2. It is universally accepted that 2, 3 and 4 porticos (Alinda) will be
   built in the Śālā or a house. Two more porticos are to be added
   at the entrance, for the extension of the pavilion.
3. In the center of the Śālā house, two ṣaḍdārukas¹ are to be erected,
   failing which at least one should be given, and outside it, the central
   lying- in-chamber should be made with strong wooden planks.
4. The shapes (patterns) or Chanda are of six types having sixteen
   varieties. They have been described according to the serial order,
   the number of houses being innumerable.
5. Khaṇḍa, Pāṇḍu, Vāji, Tṛṇa, Parṇa, Paṭṭa² - these six types of designs
   are to be used in the construction of the houses.
6. The division of Paṭṭa Chanda is done according to
   the Śālās and Alindas. Tṛnacchanda is of opposite type and they have
   sixteen varieties.
7. Pāṇḍu type of construction is less in height whereas Vājicchanda has
   greater height. For the remaining varieties of designs, the height
   will be similar to 4 hands at the extremity of the wooden plank.

1. Ṣaḍdāru- a kind of wooden structure made of six logs of wood.
2. Khaṇḍacchanda- Of the component parts of a human dwelling, which are mainly in the
   middle of the house.
   Pāṇḍu – Belonging to the storied mansions built in stone.
   Vājicchanda - Stone architecture.
   Tṛnacchanda - Śālās with thatched roof.
   Parṇa - Śālās with roof made of leaves.
   Paṭṭacchanda- Chādana type, Śālās with Pāṭana roof.
   A. P. ch 68. Verse 11 writes pūrṇa for parṇa.

140 वास्तुमण्डनम्
अथ प्रस्तारः
यदृच्छया लिख्य गुरून्सर्वस्याधो लघुं लिखेत्।
यथोपरि तथा शेषं भूयः कुर्यादमुंविधिम्॥ ८॥
ऊने दद्यादुरून्सर्वं लघ्वन्तं प्रस्तारेदिति॥ ९॥
प्रस्तारः।
नष्टे रूपे बुधैः पृष्टे गुरूरूने समे लघुः।
विषमे चैकमाधाय दलयेत्पुनरेव हि॥ १०॥
नष्टम्।
उद्दिष्टे स्थापयेदङ्कान् क्रमाद् द्विगुणितानधः।
लघुस्थानोद्भवैरङ्कैः संख्या स्यादेकमिश्रितैः॥ ११॥
उद्दिष्टम्।
प्रस्तारवर्णैस्तु समानैकाद्यानेक भू लिखेत्।
ततः संकलनं कुर्यादुपात्यस्य निवर्त्तनात्॥ १२॥
एकादिलघुविज्ञानं द्वितीयस्थानतो भवेत्।
मेरुश्च खण्डमेरुश्च सूची तद्वल्लघुक्रिया॥ १३॥
द्वौ भागौ विलिखेत्तिर्यगेककाङ्केन संयुतौ।
अंशवृद्ध्य क्रमेणाधो मेरौ वा खण्डमेरुके॥ १४॥
एकैकाङ्कं लिखेत् पंक्त्यमादावन्ते च सर्वतः।
ऊर्ध्वसङ्कलनेनाधः पंक्तौ पंक्तौ च मध्यतः॥ १५॥
आदौ सर्वगुरौ रूपं प्रान्ते सर्वलघुर्भवेत्।
शेषेष्वेकाद्यलिन्दानां संख्या प्राज्ञैरुदाहृता॥ १६॥
इति मेरुखण्डे मेरुसूचीछन्दः॥

Ch. VI – Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 141
Now Prastāra
8. At one's convenience (free choice) the Guru³ should be drawn
and under all Guru, Laghu can be arranged. The layout should be
the same in the beginning as well as in the end and that order can
be repeated.
9. In the layout, the arrangement of the Guru will be less and Laghu
will be at the end.
Prastāra
10. According to the scholars in the form, Naṣṭa Guru will be placed
at the back and Laghu will be less in number and is to be placed
at the even place. In case of uneven number, one should count
again taking one of them.
Naṣṭa
11. In the form Uddiṣṭa, the numbers are to be placed serially and
the lower part will be multiplied twice. The numerals coming
from Laghu will make a number with the addition of one.
Uddiṣṭa
12. Those which are equal to the letters (Guru, Laghu) of Prastāra
should be written in one place. Then the whole thing should be
summarized for the completion of the penultimate.
13. The first Laghu is known to be placed in the second place. Like-
wise in the Meru, Khaṇḍameru and Sūcī Laghu will be placed in the
same manner.
14. Two sections are to be drawn slantingly so that they can be joined
together. In the Meru and Khaṇḍameru the section will gradually
increase downwards.
Each row will start with one letter and it will end with the same.
By arranging the upper line, lower line and the middle line, Guru
will be placed in the beginning of each line and Laghu at the end.
15-16. According to the wise people, at the end the number of the porti-
cos starting from one will emerge in this manner.
This is Merusūcīchanda in Merukhaṇḍa.
3. According to A.P. Guru means wall and Laghu Alinda. Prastāra means permutation
combination of Guru

142 वास्तुमण्डनम्
इष्टरूपे लघून्पूर्वमन्ते तु विलिखेद्गुरून् ।
पूर्ववत्प्रस्तारे तावद्यावद्रूपविपर्ययम् ॥ १७ ॥
लघोः पृष्ठे गुरून्दद्याच्छेषांस्तस्माल्लघून्यसेत् ।
पूर्वरूपे तु यावन्तोलास्तावन्तोऽपरेष्वपि ॥ १८ ॥
खण्डप्रस्तार इत्येषपताकाछन्सूचकः ।
लघुक्रियाङ्गसंघात पृथगुपायदर्शितः ॥ १९ ॥
इति खण्डप्रस्तारः।
लघुस्थाने गृहमुखदालिन्दं सृष्टितो न्यसेत् ।
तत्पर्यायाः क्षणे मुखाःपदेऽलिन्दे लघुस्तथा ॥ २० ॥
चतुर्गुरूणां प्रस्तारे एकशालानि षोडश ।
ध्रुवादीनि गृहाणि स्युस्तेभ्यो वेदोत्तरं शतम् ॥ २१ ॥
प्रस्तारो रूपभेदो स्याद्गृहाणि षोडशैव हि ।
तेषु मन्वङ्गदिग्विश्वपञ्चमं तु परित्यजेत् ॥ २२ ॥
तेभ्यः षोडशतश्चैकशालानि सयुगांशतम् ।
एकैकस्य सहस्रं तु पुनरष्टौ तथैकतः ॥ २३ ॥
द्वापञ्चाशद्द्विशालानामेकैकस्य क्रमेण च ।
५द्विसहस्रमिता वृद्धिः पुनरष्टौ तथैकतः ॥ २४ ॥
द्वासप्ततिस्त्रिशालानि त्रीणि त्रीणि क्रमात्ततः ।
सहस्राणि भवन्त्येवं तथैवाष्टाष्ट चैकतः ॥ २५ ॥
५. Comp A.P ch 93. V 22-23

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.

144 वास्तुमण्डनम्
चतुःशालं६गृहाणि हि षट्पञ्चाशं शतद्वयम्।
वृद्धिर्वेदसहस्राणां पूर्ववत्पु७नरष्ट च॥ २६॥
कोट्येका तिथिलक्षाणि सहस्राणि युगाष्टं च।
तेषां गृहाणां संख्या तु प्रोक्ता श्रीविश्वकर्मणा॥ २७॥
एकद्वित्रिचतुःशालं गृहं प्रस्तारतो भवेत्।
पञ्चादिदशशालान्तं तेषां संयोगतो मिथः॥ २८॥
गृहाणां पञ्चशालानां षड्विधा योजना मता।
यथा।
पञ्चशालं भवेद्योगाच्चतुःशालैकशालयोः॥ २९॥
त्रिशालयुग्मशालाभ्यां द्व्येकशालत्रिशालतः।
द्विद्वीशालैकशालेन द्व्येकशालाद्विशालतः॥ ३०॥
योगात्पञ्चैकशालानां तत्षोढैवं पराण्यपि।
नवधा रसशालानां सप्तशाले शिवोन्मिता॥ ३१॥
अष्टशाले तिथिमता नवशालेऽष्टभूमिता(काः)।
योजना दशशालानां त्रयोविंशतिधा मता॥३२॥
यन्नाम जन्मभादन्यत्तद्बर्द्धै ‘ईष्टतः कृतम्।
नृपालोके गृहे ग्रामे तेन चिन्त्यं शुभाशुभम्॥ ३३॥
गढदुर्गपुरग्रामनामानि विविधान्यपि।
कृतानि विबुधैर्बुद्ध्या तथा भवतु वेश्मनि॥ ३४॥
६. गृहाणां in ACDE
७. पुनरेव च in D, E
८. हर्षतः in B

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26. Catuḥśālā type of houses will have 256 varieties. The variety may
increase up to 1000, and like the previous one, each of them
may have eight varieties again.
27. According to Viśvakarmā the number of Śālā houses will be one
Crore, fifteen lakh and forty eight thousand.
28. One, two, three, four Śālā houses can be constructed through the
Prastāra principle. The principle of combination (of one to four Śālā
houses) will apply for houses from the fifth to tenth. Śālā houses
or the mutual combination of these Śālā houses will give rise to the
fifth to tenth Śālā houses.
Such as
29. By the addition of Catuḥśālā and Ekaśālā one form of Pañcaśālā
house will be formed.
Pañcaśālā type of houses will have six ways of formation. Other combina-
tion⁴ will be of Triśālā and Dviśālā, two Ekaśālās and one Triśālā, two
Dviśālās and one Ekaśālā, three Ekaśālās and one Dviśālā or
five Ekaśālās.
30-31. Likewise there will be combinations for six Śālā houses and oth-
ers. There will be nine ways of combinations for six Śālā houses
and eleven ways for Saptaśālā.
32. Aṣṭaśālā houses will have 15 types of combination and Navaśālā
houses will have 8 combinations. Twenty three varieties of com-
bination are given for the application of Daśaśālā.
33. The name which is other than the birth name acquired by the
birth star is kept for welfare. The auspicious and inauspicious
characters should be determined by this method for the King's
palace, house and village.
34. As the names of the moat, fort, city, village etc have been named
differently by the wise men after consideration, similarly the names
of the dwelling places will be named.
4. 1. 4 Śālā + 1 Ekaśālā 2. 3 Śālā+ 1 Dviśālā
3. 3 Śālā + 2 Ekaśālās 4. 2 Dviśālā + 1 Ekaśālā
5. 1 Dviśālā+ 3 Ekaśālā 6. 5 Ekaśālās

146 वास्तुमण्डनम्
लोकशास्त्रविरुद्धानि ९नामानि परिवर्जयेत्।
दशरुद्रार्कसूर्यैश्च १०गुरुभिर्लघुकल्पना ॥ ३५ ॥
एकद्वित्रिचतुःशाले क्रमेणोक्ता स्वयम्भुवा।
अधिकान्याद्यरूपाणि प्रस्तारस्य परित्यजेत् ॥ ३६ ॥
यद्विश्वकर्मणो वाक्यं भेदैर्भिन्नास्तु षोडश।
प्रस्तारस्य त्रयो भेदाः सूचिता विश्वकर्मणा ॥ ३७ ॥
गृहाग्रेऽलिन्दबाहुल्यात् पूर्वरूपाण्यतस्त्यजेत्।
एको भेदो गृहोत्पत्तेः सहस्रादि द्वितीयकः ॥ ३८ ॥
एकैकस्य तथैवाष्टाविति भेदास्त्रयो मताः।
धान्याद्यष्टौ समा११न्यग्रे पुन११र्लघुयुतानि च ॥ ३९ ॥
तेषामलिन्दसंयोगादेकैकस्याष्टकं भवेत् ॥ ४० ॥
अथ एक शालानि ॥
ध्रुवं धान्यं जयं नन्दं खरं कान्तं १२मनोहरम्।
सुमुखं दुर्मुखं क्रूरं १३सुपक्षं धनदं क्षयम् ॥ ४१ ॥
आक्रन्दं विपुलं चैव विजयं नामवत्फलम्।
खरं च दुर्मुखं क्रूरं क्षयमाक्रन्दकं त्यजेत् ॥ ४२ ॥
इति ध्रुवादीनि ॥
धान्याद्येकैकान्तरेऽष्टमुखालिन्दयुतानि चेत्।
तदा रम्यं श्रीधरं च मुदितं वर्धमानकम् ॥ ४३ ॥
करालं च सुनाभं च ध्वाक्षं समृद्धिमित्यपि।
इति रम्यादीनि ॥
९. नानापि in B. C, D, E
१०. प्रस्तृतैलदिकल्पना in A
११. न्य ग्रै तु न° in A
१२. मनोरमम् in A
१३. विपक्षं, in A

Ch. VI – Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 147
35. Those names which are against popular usages and the scrip-
tures should be discarded. In place of 10, 11 (Rudra) and 12
( Sūrya)⁵, which are Guru, the Laghu can be inserted therein.
36. It has been said by Svayaṁbhuva that in the place of one, two,
three and four Śālā coming serially, the excess of the first form in
a Prastāra should be given up.
37. Though according to the sayings of Viśvakarmā there are sixteen
different types of divisions, three divisions of Prastāra are indi-
cated by Viśvakarmā.
38. Previous forms should be discarded if there are extra Alindas in
front of the house. The construction of the house starts from
single form but from the second there may be 1000 forms.
39. For each of the three divisions there will be eight varieties. The
front part of the eight varieties of Dhānya and others will be equal;
again they will be joined with Laghu.
40. With the addition of Alindas, each will have eight varieties again.
Now the varieties of Ekaśālā
41-42. Dhruva, Dhānya, Jaya, Nanda, Khara, Kānta, Manohara, Sumukha,
Durmukha, Krūra, Supakṣa, Dhanada, Kṣaya, Ākranda, Vipula, Vijaya-
give results true to the meaning of their names, so one should
discard Khara, Durmukha, Krūra, Kṣaya, and Ākranda.
Thus ends Dhruvā etc.
If Dhānya and other varieties are endowed with Alindas in eight
directions at intervals, then these will be termed as Ramya, Śrīdhara,
Mudita, Vardhamānaka, Karāla, Sunābha, Dhvāṁkṣa and Samṛddhi.
Thus ends Ramya etc.

5. Here Arka and Sūrya indicate number 12.

148 वास्तुमण्डनम्
ध्रुवादिमध्ये षड्दारु सुन्दरादीनि षोडश ॥ ४४ ॥
सुन्दरं वरदं भद्रं प्रमोदं विमुखं शिवम्।
सर्वलाभं विशालं च विलक्षमशुभं ध्वजम् ॥ ४५ ॥
उद्योतं भीषणं शून्यमजितं कुलनन्दनम् ॥ ४६ ॥
इति सुन्दरादीनि ॥
पूर्वालिन्द १४युतोऽष्टेषु पुनः षड्दारुके सति।
हंसं सुलक्षणं सौम्यं हयं भावुकमुत्तमम् ॥ ४७ ॥
रुचिरं सन्ततं क्षेममाक्षेपमुच्छ्रितं वृषम्।
उच्छत्रं व्ययमानन्दं सुनन्दं चेति षोडश ॥ ४८ ॥
इति हंसादीनि ॥
ध्रुवादिमध्येऽपवर्कोऽलङ्कृतादीनि षोडश।
अलङ्कृतमलङ्कारं रमणं १५पूर्वमीश्वरम् ॥ ४९ ॥
पुण्यं सगर्भं कलशं दुर्गतं १६रक्तमीप्सितम्।
भद्रकं वञ्चितं दीनं विभवं कामदं तथा ॥ ५० ॥
इत्यलङ्कृतादीनि।
एतेषु चापवर्कस्य मध्ये षड्दारुके सति।
प्रभवं भावितं रुक्मं तिलकं क्रीडनं मुखम् ॥ ५१ ॥
यशोदं कुमुदं कालं भासुरं भूषणं तथा।
वसुन्धरं धान्यहरं कुपितं चित्तवृद्धिदम् ॥
कुलोदयं च विज्ञेयं गुणाभिधानं शाश्वतम् ॥५२ ॥
१४. युतष्बेषु in A
१५. पूर्णम् in A
१६. रिक्तम् in A

Ch. VI - Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 149
43-46. Placing a wooden structure known as Ṣaḍdāruka, in the Dhruva
and other Ekaśālā houses, Sundara etc. sixteen varieties of houses
can be formed. They are Sundara, Varada, Bhadra, Pramoda, Vimukha, Śiva,
Sarvalābha, Viśāla, Vilakṣam, Aśubha, Dhvaja, Uddyota,
Bhīṣaṇa, Śūnya, Ajita, and Kulanandana.
Thus ends Sundara etc.
47-48. If eight Śālās with Alindas in front again have Ṣaḍdāruka structure,
then another sixteen varieties will be formed. They are Haṁsa,
Sulakṣaṇa, Saumya, Haya, Bhāvuka, Uttama, Rucira, Santata, Kṣema,
Ākṣepa, Ucchrita, Vṛṣa, Ucchanna, Vyaya, Ānanda, Sunanda.
Thus ends Haṁsa etc.
49-50. If Apavarka is added to the Dhruva type of Śālā, sixteen varieties
will be formed. They are Alaṁkṛta, Alaṅkāra, Ramaṇa, Pūrva, Īśvara,
Puṇya, Sagarbha, Kalaśa, Durgata, Rakta, Īpsita, Bhadraka, Vancita,
~Dīna, Vibhava as well as Kāmada.
Thus ends Alaṅkṛta etc.
If Ṣaḍdāruka construction is added to the Apavarka, then the fol-
lowing similar varieties will come up. They are Prabhava,
Bhāvita, Rukma, Tilaka, Krīḍana, Mukha, Yaśoda, Kumuda, Kāla,
Bhāsura, Bhūṣaṇa, Vasundhara, Dhānyahara, Kupita, Cittavṛddhida,
Kulodaya–
51-52. These are eternal according to their quality.