Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v1.c53.71
Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v1.c53.71
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As regards the definition of these *śālā*-houses, the text defines Catuśśāla, Triśāla, Dviśāla and Ekaśāla in the 18th Chapter, entitled "Nagarādisañjña" (verses 18-19). That is, a Catuśśāla occupies the four sides of a quadrangle, which is an open space in the centre, the Aṅgaṇa, the Triśāla the three sides, while Dviśāla the two sides and Ekaśāla only one side. These are the principal types, the different combinations of which, give as many as ten broad classifications as we will presently see.