Town Planning in Ancient India

according ancient India architect architecture arrangement Aryan breadth broad buildings called capital caste central centre chapter civic communication constructed contains corners cubits daņdas defence deities directions distribution ditches divided division east eight erected established extension facing fort four gardens gates gives ground growth Hence Hindu houses hundred importance improvement Indo-Aryan instance Kautilya king known laid land lanes lines located Mānasāra Mayamatam means measure moats natural noted origin palace passed planted plots practice present principal Purāņa quarters raised reason reference river roads rows royal rule running scheme separate shape shrine side Silpa situated Southern space square streets surrounding tanks temple tion towers town town-planning traffic trees various Vide village walls wards whole wide