Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c8.17

c8.17

We can say that the lay-out of an Āryan house is quite clear divided into three portions, viz. the first court for domestic animals, the second for men and the third as the women's apartment, the same is in the epic palaces of three courts called *Tri kakshā*. Subsequently the number of courts increased up to seven (*Sapta-Kakshā*) as mentioned in the *Harsha-charita*.