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The Compendium of Caraka 1.15.6

Carakasaṃhitā 1.15.6

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Sanskrit

1.15.6

idānīṃ tāvat saṃbhārān vividhānapi samāsenopadekṣyāmaḥ tadyathā dṛḍhaṃ nivātaṃ pravātaikaeśaṃ sukhapravicāramanupatyakaṃ dhūmātapajalarajasāmanabhigamanīyamaniṣṭhānāṃ ca śabdasparśarasarūpagandhānāṃ sodapānodūkhalamusalavarcaḥssthānasnānabhūmimahānasaṃ vāstuvidyākuśalaḥ praśastaṃ gṛhameva tāvat pūrvamupakalpayet //

For now, we shall instruct briefly even on the various provisions, as follows: first of all, one skilled in the science of architecture should arrange a praised house itself—strong, sheltered from wind, with one part well-ventilated, comfortable for movement, not at the foot of a mountain, inaccessible to smoke, sunlight, water, and dust, as well as to undesirable sounds, touches, tastes, sights, and smells, possessing a water well, a mortar and pestle, a latrine, a bathing place, and a kitchen.

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