[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) › c21.53 # Town Planning in Ancient India c21.53 Town Planning in Ancient India c21.53 - **Language:** English ### [c21.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.53) Samudra-gṛha, 268. Samviddha, a kind of fort, 74. Sandhi-vīthī, definition of, 125. Sanitation, 183. Saptagrāma, 23, 26. Sāranātha, 115. Sarvatobhadra, a kind of street-plan (or village or town), 123 ; description of, 121-2 ; description of the plan of the village of, 209-213. Śauṇitpur, 104. Senāmukha, a variety of camp, 279-80. Settlements outside the walls, 107. Śilpa-śālā, the museum, 152. Śilpa-Śāstras, 1 ; date of, 7-8. Sīmā-mārga, the boundary road, width of, 114. Sirkap city, 187, 271 ; planning of, 257. Site-planning, 151, 152-64. Śiva Temple town, 193. Śivira, the camp, synonyms of, 331-2 ; description of, 279, 333, 335-6. Skandhāvāra, a camp, a fort, 74 ; description of, 280, 330-34. Sluices, 93. Smṛti Śāstras, 1. Śrīpratiṣṭhita, a kind of village, 205 ; description of, 243. Śrīrangam, a splendid temple-city, description of 189-93. Śrīvatsa, a kind of village, 205 ; description of, 243-4. Sthaladurga, 77. Stambha, a variety of forest-fort, 79. Sthānīyam, a local fastness, 20, 74, 112, 232 ; location of, 34 ; general features of 280-2. Sthapati, the master-builder, 3 ; - [Previous: c21.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.52) - [Next: c21.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.54) - [Up: c21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.53) · Pramāṇa