Town Planning in Ancient India c12.s4.3

c12.s4.3

(9) Prakīrṇaka :—According to Mayamuni there are five varieties of this type. The number of easterly roads is fixed at four, while that of the transverse, that is, northerly roads, varies from eight to twelve respectively in either of the five plans. According to the Kāmikāgama, the number of northerly streets varies from four to seventeen; and yet it fixes the number of various plans at five like the Mayamata. Prakīrṇaka really means a ‘chāmara’, a fan made with big chowries (hairy tails) of yaks fastened to a handle.