Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c9.41

c9.41

The main floor was known as *Mahātala* (J. 1. 62), also the best floor *Varatala* (J. 1. 60). The first floor was *Uparitala* and the top-floor or the uppermost floor was known as *Ākāśatala*. We have a set of three terms viz. *Āditala* (ground-floor), *Ardhatala* (mezzanine floor), and *Trita-tala* (third floor). The lowest storey of a palace is called the *Heṭṭimtala*. On each storey rooms with rising top having finials were known as *Kūṭāgāra*. When furnished with latticed windows they were known as *Siha-pañjara*. *Harmya* was a room in the upper storey for women.