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Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s3.51

Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s3.51

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c4.s3.51

"A street that goes round the village or town is called *mangalavít'hí*, which should be from one to five *dandás* in width. That which runs from east to west is called *rájapat'ha*; that which has gates on both sides *rájavít'hí*; that which has *sand'his* or angles, *sand'hivít'hí*; and that which is in a southerly direction, *mahácala* or *vámana*."