Town Planning in Ancient IndiaGyan Publishing House, 2009 - 379 pages |
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
10 Paraga 11 Srīpratishthita12 Sampatkāra | 10 |
Meaning and scope of Vastuvidyā and Silpa Sāstra | 17 |
townsSites of great cities a mine a trading post | 36 |
CHAPTER III | 44 |
On Boundaries and Approaches | 70 |
CHAPTER V | 109 |
ance of light and air in streetplanningAdjustment | 119 |
CHAPTER VIII | 195 |
CHAPTER IX | 247 |
CHAPTER X | 258 |
Individuality of IndoAryan Towns | 270 |
CHAPTER XII | 299 |
APPENDIX | 321 |
Vamji or Karur Page | 328 |
Distribution of CityGates | 340 |
CHAPTER VI | 137 |
names of of deitiesSegregation of professions | 149 |
CHAPTER VII | 165 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 353 |
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according Agni Ancient Deccan ancient India ancient towns architecture Arthaśāstra Aryan Brahma Brahmaṇḍa Brāhmaṇs breadth buildings called capital cardinal directions castes centre chapter civic architect Conjeeveram constructed cubits cubits wide dandas deities Devi Purāņam dhanus east to west eight elephants erected fortifications forts gardens gates gopuras grāma ground growth Harivamsa Havell Hence Hindu houses importance Indian towns Indo-Aryan Indo-Aryan town Jeypore Kautilya king laid lanes large number located Mahabharata Mānasāra master-builder Matsya Mayamatam Mayamuni Megasthenes moats modern muhallas Nandyavarta natural parapets planted plots principal Purāņa quarters Rāmāyaṇa ramparts rectangular river roads rows royal palace rule Savdakalpadruma shape shrine side Silpa Sastras Silparatna Sister Nivedita situated Smṛti Southern square Sthapati storeys streets running Sūdras Sukracharyya Sukranītisāra surrounding Swastika tanks Taxila temple tion towers town-planning traffic trees Vaisyas Vedic Vide Vishnu wards width Yama वा स्यात्