Town Planning in Ancient India

according Agni Agni Purana ancient India ancient towns architecture Arthaśāstra Aryan Ayodhya Brahma Brāhmaṇs breadth buildings called capital cardinal directions caste centre chamber chapter civic architect communication constructed cubits cubits wide dandas defence deities Devi Purāņam dhanus divine edifices east to west eight elephants erected fortifications forts gardens gopuras ground Havell Hence Hindu houses Indian cities Indian town-planning Indian towns Indo-Aryan Indo-Aryan town Jayanta Jeypore Kautilya king laid lanes large number located Mahābhārata Mahendra Manasara Matsya Mayamatam Mayamuni Megasthenes moats modern muhallas Mukhya Nandyavarta natural parapets planted plots Purāņa quarters Rakshasa Rāmāyaṇa ramparts rectangular river roads rows royal palace rule Savdakalpadruma shape shrine side Silpa Sastras Silparatna Sister Nivedita situated southern gate square storeys streets Sūdras Sukracharyya Sukranītisāra surrounding tanks Taxila temple tion towers traffic trees Vaisyas Vide village Vishnu vithi wards width तु वा