Town Planning in Ancient India c21.63

c21.63

Vāhīrikā, a kind of sub-town, 186-87. Vāhu-daṇḍaka, a variety of town, 119. Vaidika, a village-plan, 205, 243. Vamanapatha, 125, 126-7. Vaṁji (or Vaṁchi, or Karur), the capital of the Chera kingdom, fortifications of, 88 ; drainage system of, 139-40 ; general description of, 328-30. Vana-durga, forest-fort, 73, 74, 79. Vapra, rampart, 85. Vardhaka, a kind of fort, 74. Vardhakī, 3 ; functions of, 168-9. Varṇāśramadharma, influence, upon town-planning, of, 147-8, 306-7. Vāstu, radical meaning of, 1 ; scope of, 2. Vāstu Vidyā, scope of, 9, 2, 3 ; authorities on, 17 (foot-note). Vedībhadrakam, a kind of town, 120. Vedikā, a raised seat, 254, 268. Ventilation, of the city, 87, 109, 141. Vedic towns and grāmas, 8-10. Viḍamba, a kind of village, 282-3. Vihāra, 284. Vijaya, a kind of town, 121 ; of village, 232. Vijayanagara, 131-2. Vikramśilā, 351. Villages, 55, 128 ; growth of villages into a city, 22, 36-7, 189 ;