Matsya Purana 217.20

217.20

dakṣiṇābhimukhā vātha pariśiṣṭastu garhitāḥ.
turagāste tathā dhāryāḥ pradīpaiḥ sārvarātrikaiḥ .. 217.20 ..

In the same direction should be the kitchen and houses for other works The house of the royal priest should be to the left of the king's mansion where should also be the places for ministers, Vedic professors and students, physicians, stables and cow sheds and store-houses The stables should face the north, or the south It is not well if it faces any other direction—17-18

All night there are to be lamps burning in the stables The horses should stay there Cocks monkeys she goats and cows with calves should be kept near the stables She goats should also be kept for the benefit of the horses Dung should always be cleared away from the stables, elephant and cow yards before sunset The quarters for the grooms and elephant drivers and charioteers should be near the stables and the elephant yard Besides them, soldiers, artisans, those versed in formulæ, veterinary doctors (about horses and elephants etc), guests should also be best accommodated within the fortress For diseases are likely to prevail much in the fortress Brahmanas and Châranas should also be accommodated—21 26