Town Planning in Ancient India c12.s2.18

c12.s2.18

figure Paramaśāyika, the street round the middle-most nine divisions may be 6, 7, or 8 daṇḍas broad. The streets may be equally wide or some may be wider. The excesses in breadth over the standard street may be ⅛, ¼ or ½. The great boulevard (mahāmārga) may be as wide as the standard street or less by ¼ and the other small roads may be ⅜ or ½ as broad.