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streets are 200 in number.
The Canopied halls and emporiums abound. Men of all castes have their residence in the city. There are many free boarding houses. The population is about 6,000. The city has many sacrificial posts and Vedic scholars well-versed in the performance of sacrifices. Temples for Ganapati and other deities are built at all the eight quarters of the city.
The thirteenth type is called Vaijayanta Nagara. It is situated at the sea-coast, the bank of a river or at the edge of a forest. The site is a square of side 1000 Rāja Dandas. The city is divided into 8 parts surrounding the king's palace in the centre protected by walls and wellguarded by a garrison. The city has four gates. The king's relations reside in the east as well as ministers, commanders and state officials. The potters and like craftsman are assigned to the South-East portion. In the South reside merchants and land-owners as well as bankers and jewellers. Goldsmiths and other smiths live in the North-West; and in the West reside others including labourers. Bazaars dealing in all commodities are also to be found there. In the South-West are artists and artisans, and in the North is the residence of brahmins and educational institutions. In the same locality is built the temple with towers. The state officials live in the North-East. Thus are alloted the eight parts of the city.
The fourteenth type is Putabhedana Nagara. In some places there are sites found naturally formed with the contour of a Conch. Such sites are chosen for this type of city. They are generally found on the banks of rivers, at the edge of a forest, the foot of a hill, or in the midst of rice-fields. In the elevated parts of the sites are to be built the temple and the palace. Lower portions of the city are to be assigned for the residence of subjects. If a level plot of sufficient size should be available in the site, the main part of the city may be planned with fortifications, in a square
| SR No. | 010145 |
| Book Title | Vishwakarma Vastushastram |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Vasudev Shastri, N B Gadre |
| Publisher | S Gopalan Tanjor |
| Publication Year | 1958 |
| Total Pages | 834 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 37 MB |