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engirt round by a huge circle of moat difficult of being ferried across owing to the terrific ripples caused by the aquatic-boars, crocodiles and Hippopotamuses (either kept as a measure of security in the form of living beings or placed inside the water as a feature of art in an artificial garb). It was provided with four lofty gates veritable peers to the Krauñca apertures. It had its squares englamoured by the circle of temples of gods engirt round by vallums white with the stucco paint, with golden ewers shining at the tops of their lofty pinnacles. It was provided with the ivory-chambers effulgent with gorgeousness. Its houses had quadrangles having platforms of varied types. Its mansions were constructed by thousands of artisans. The pinnacles of its fortifications were sky-scraping. 'Rangaśālā or the Audience Hall as a variant for 'Nātyaveśma', 'Nātyamaņdapa’, double storeyed Nātyamandapa, 'Preksāgrha' of Bharata? who enjoins its three types known as Vikrsta or Rectangular, Caturaśra or square and Tryaśra or Triangular, also formed a part of building architecture.
The mansion named 'Bhadraśāla' of Meghavāhana having its squares provided with pigeon holes has been described as consisting of many storeys.' 'Harmyal' is another synonym for "Prāsāda' meaning mansion. ‘Pramadavana' or the pleasure-grove of Meghavāhana has been described as situated on the pleasure mound (Akrīdaparavata), where the king got a temple constructed. The temple's dimensions have been described most accurately. It was neither very expansive nor very short, dimensioned by small pillars, engirt by a small (lit. nottall) rampart, having squares expansive and provided with bejewelled pavements amply placid and spacious, with their joint segments unobserved between themselves. There
1. TM Vol. I pp 43-44.
तुषारधवलभित्तिना विशालवप्रेण परिगता प्राकारेण, विपुलसोपानसुगमावतारवापीशतसमाकुला... प्लवमानकरि मकरकुम्भीरभीषणोर्मिणा....महता खातवलयेन वेष्टिता...क्रौंचाद्रिच्छिद्रैरिव... चतुर्गोपुरैरुपेता,
प्रांशुशिखराग्रज्वलत्कनककलशैः सुधाकधवलप्राकारवलयितैरमरमन्दिरमण्डलैः...उद्भासितचत्वरा। 2. fasearamiheda GT44:Ibid. Vol. I p.53. 3. faferraffungu:..... 3tciąhayati Ibid. Vol. I p. 54. 4. faf afhafa fariigi TM. I p. 54. LL 4-5. 5. THTOIATU Yarfrazu Ibid. Vol. I p. 56. 6. GAH T U.4 Ibid. Vol. I p. 82. 7. NŚ. II, Vol. I verses 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, p. 13, Manmohan Ghosh. 8. 56 TJET Ethat fa 40
dai if f yri hezi a2750241 Ibid. verse 7, p. 12. 9. Tragat41401... frarraioafat YG PERLICHTITM Vol. I p. 84. 10. Ibid. Vol. I p. 103.
