[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) › c18.10 # Town Planning in Ancient India c18.10 Town Planning in Ancient India c18.10 - **Language:** English ### [c18.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c18.10) ³ "Śakaṭamedhī", i.e., axle of the cart. Though the above is an extract from Dr. Shamasastry's translation of Arthaśāstra, I have altered his translation in the above line because his rendering is based on an obviously erroneous construction. The original text being "चत्वारः शकटमेधीप्रततस्तम्भसप्तपरिक्षेपाः"; his endering is "four cart-poles, pillars, and walls." - [Previous: c18.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c18.9) - [Next: c18.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c18.11) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c18) ## Linked texts (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c18.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c18.10) · Pramāṇa