Town Planning in Ancient India c21.49

c21.49

Rājadhānī, the capital of a kingdom, description of, 273-4. Rājagṛha, 140. Rājakshetra, a measure, 63. Rājamārga, a royal road, 32 ; width of, 113. Rājapatha, the royal street (the same as Rājamārga), 142 ; width of, 111, 112, 114-5 ; Mānasāra's definition of, 124 ; a discussion about the indentity of, 126-7. Rājavīthī. There seems to be practically no distinction between Rājamārga, Rājapatha and Rājavīthī. But Mānasāra appears to draw a distinction between the latter two. While Rājapatha is an easterly street, Rājavīthī refers to, according to him, an easterly street furnished with arched gates at the ends); 122 ; definition of, 124-5 ; 127.