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Mayamatam 2.15

Mayamata 2.15

Language
Sanskrit

2.15

praśastaṃ śūdrajātīnāṃ dhanadhānyasamṛddhidam
evaṃ prokto vastubhedo dvijānāṃ bhūpānāṃ vaivaiśyakānāṃ pareṣām
yogyaṃ sarvaṃbhūsurāṇāṃ surāṇāṃ bhūpānāṃ taccheṣayoruktanītyā

it is praised for the śūdra classes, bestowing an abundance of wealth and grain. / Thus has been stated the division of dwelling sites for the twice-born, kings, vaiśyas, and others. / Every [site] is suitable for earth-gods and gods; for kings [and] the remaining two, according to the stated rule.

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2.15.p1

iti mayamate vastuśāstre vastuprakāro nāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ

Thus ends the second chapter, 'Varieties of Dwelling Sites', in the architectural treatise Mayamata.

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