[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Town Planning in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925) › c13.12 # Town Planning in Ancient India c13.12 Town Planning in Ancient India c13.12 - **Language:** English ### [c13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c13.12) (3) The houses of Brāhmaṇs should be catuhśālā; that is, they must occupy the four sides of a quadrangle which is an open space in the centre. Śālā means a long structure of one span only. The houses of Kshatriyas should be triśālā, \*i.e.\*, occupying the three sides of the rectangular plot. The houses of Vaiśyas should be dviśālā, i.e., forming the two sides of the plot, while those of Śūdras should be ekaśālā.¹ - [Previous: c13.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c13.11) - [Next: c13.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c13.13) - [Up: c13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c13) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c13.12) · Pramāṇa