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Mayamata comprises about 3300 verses and is divided into 36 chapters. They are鈥�

Chapter 1: 厂补峁僩谤补丑腻诲丑测腻测补 (Summary)

Chapter 2: 痴补蝉迟耻辫谤补办腻谤补 (Dwelling)

Chapter 3: 叠丑奴辫补谤墨办峁Ｄ� (Examination of the site)

Chapter 4: 叠丑奴辫补谤颈驳谤补丑补 (Taking possession of the site)

Chapter 5: 惭腻苍辞辫补办补谤补峁嘺 (System of measurement)

Chapter 6: Dikpariccheda (Orientation)

Chapter 7: 笔补诲补惫颈苍测腻蝉补 (Diagrams)

Chapter 8: Balikarman (Offerings)

Chapter 9: 骋谤腻尘补惫颈苍测腻蝉补 (Villages planning)

Chapter 10: 狈补驳补谤补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Towns)

Chapter 11: 叠丑奴濒补尘产补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (The number of storeys and the dimensions)

Chapter 12: 骋补谤产丑补惫颈苍测腻蝉补 (The foundation deposit)

Chapter 13: 鲍辫补辫墨迟丑惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (The socle)

Chapter 14: 础诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑腻苍补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (The base)

Chapter15: 笔腻诲补辫谤补尘腻峁嘺诲谤补惫测补辫补谤颈驳谤补丑补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Dimensions of the pillars and choice of materials)

Chapter 16: 笔谤补蝉迟补谤补办补谤补峁嘺 (Entablature)

Chapter 17: 厂补苍诲丑颈办补谤尘补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Joinery)

Chapter 18: 笔谤腻蝉腻诲辞谤诲丑惫补惫补谤驳腻 (Making of the roof and completion of the building work.)

Chapter 19: 贰办补产丑奴尘颈惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (One storeyed temple)

Chapter 20: 顿惫颈产丑奴尘颈惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Two storeyed temple)

Chapter 21: 罢谤颈产丑奴尘颈惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Three storeyed temple)

Chapter 22: 颁补迟耻谤产丑奴尘测腻诲颈产补丑耻产丑奴惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Temples with four or more storeyed)

Chapter 23: 笔谤腻办腻谤补辫补谤颈惫腻谤补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Enclosures and Attendant鈥檚 shrines)

Chapter 24: 骋辞辫耻谤补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Gateways)

Chapter 25: 惭补峁囜笉补辫补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Pavilions and halls)

Chapter 26: 艢腻濒腻惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Houses)

Chapter 27: 颁补迟耻谤驳峁沨补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Features of houses for the four classes)

Chapter 28: 骋峁沨补辫谤补惫别艣补 (First entry into a house)

Chapter 29: 搁腻箩补惫别艣尘补尘腻苍腻苍补 (Royal palaces)

Chapter 30: 顿惫腻谤补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Doors)

Chapter 31: 驰腻苍腻诲丑颈办腻谤补 (Vehicles)

Chapter 32: 艢补测补苍腻蝉补苍腻诲丑颈办腻谤补 (Beds and seats)

Chapter 33: 尝颈峁単补濒补办峁�a峁嘺 (The 尝颈峁単补)

Chapter 34: 笔墨迟丑补濒补办峁�a苍腻 (Pedestals)

Chapter 35: 础苍耻办补谤尘补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Renovation work)

Chapter 36: 笔谤补迟颈尘腻濒补办峁�a峁嘺 (Iconography)

These all chapter have been arranged in a particular pattern. They can be categorized into three large sections. The first section basically deals with the dwelling site. First ten chapters are included in this category. The second section, i.e., the construction of building is explored by next twenty chapters. Last six chapters (31to 36 chapters) discuss on vehicles, seats and iconography. Here we provide a brief summary of all these chapters.

Chapter: 1

The first chapter of Mayamata gives a summary of the entire treatise. It mentions different aspects of building constructions, like, dwelling sites, examination and taking possession of the site, system of measurements, orientation, diagrams, offerings, plans for village and town, the number of storey and the dimensions, foundation deposit etc. The chapter is named as 厂补峁僩谤补丑腻诲丑测腻测补.

Chapter: 2

The title of the second chapter is 痴腻蝉迟耻辫谤补办腻谤补 (Dwelling sites). This chapter defines two technical words, i.e. vastu and 惫腻蝉迟耻. Vastu indicates the dwelling sites, while 惫腻蝉迟耻 means the arrangement of all kinds of dwelling. Maya defines the word vastu and classifies them into four categories, viz., earth, buildings, vehicles and seats. This chapter also discusses several types of sites according to the Hindu caste system.

Chapter: 3

This chapter is named as 叠丑奴辫补谤墨办峁�a (examination of the site). In this chapter various kinds of examinations of the construction sites are illustrated.

Chapter: 4

This chapter deals with several methods of soil testing. It also has discourse on some significant features that are required for the possession of the site. Hence, it covers a detailed description on different kinds of soil. Ploughing of the site and sowing of different seeds to examine the fertility rate of the soil is a significant method of soil-examination in ancient India. Another famous method is 鈥�pit鈥� method. The nature of the soil (dry or moist) is another crucial method in this process.

Chapter: 5

Chapter five of Mayamata describes the measurement system of building construction. There are several kinds of measurement units. It starts from atom and increases up to rope (rajju). 碍谤辞峁�a, 驳补惫测奴迟补, yojana are some notable measurement units that to measure distance between two different places. The module (诲补峁囜笉补) unit of measurement is also defined in this text. The classifications of technicians are also recorded in this chapter. Four types of technicians in building construction are mentioned here. They are鈥�Sthapati, 厂奴迟谤补驳谤腻丑颈苍, 罢补办峁�a办补 and Vardhaki.

Chapter: 6

The title of the sixth chapter is Dikpariccheda (Orientation). The orientation of the construction site is arranged following the method of 艢补峁卥耻 (gnomon). The concept of 补辫补肠肠丑腻测腻 is also to be discussed as per gnomon theory. Two specific lines are used in the building construction, first one is called 辫谤补尘腻峁嘺蝉奴迟谤补 (measuring line) and second line is known as 辫补谤测补苍迟补蝉奴迟谤补 (ending line of the construction). The lay-out of building is also described in this chapter.

Chapter: 7

This chapter deals with various kinds of diagrams of lands, suitable for house/ village/town construction etc. Here we find thirty two diagrams started from one square diagram (sakala) to one thousand twenty two squares diagrams (颈苍诲谤补办腻苍迟补). A few diagrams are depicted with the mention of main corresponding deities.

Chapter: 8

The title of this chapter is Balikarman (Offerings). This chapter offers us detailed information of offerings for those deities who are already mentioned in the previous chapter of Mayamata i.e 笔补诲补惫颈苍测腻蝉补. Two types of offerings are prescribed for the construction of building, viz. individual offerings and common offerings.

Chapter: 9

This chapter deals with the topic of 骋谤腻尘补惫颈苍测腻蝉补 (Planning of villages). Though the word 驳谤腻尘补 generally denotes a village, but here 驳谤腻尘补viny膩sa includes the settlement of town, forts etc. The arrangements of villages, measurement system, making of streets, number of inhabitants etc. are described in this chapter. Eight types of villages are mentioned in this chapter. A well-organized village should be decorated with walls, gateways and temple. Maya records all those elements that make the villages more healthy and beautiful.

Chapter: 10

This chapter of Mayamata deals with the topic of 狈补驳补谤补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Planning of town). Dimensions of the town, measurement of surrounding walls, prohibited places, streets, royal capital, and other different types of town forts, etc. are described in this chapter. As per Mayamata, there were several kinds of town viz, 办丑别峁璦 (inhabitants of 艣奴诲谤补), 办丑补谤惫补峁璦 (surrounded by mountains), pattana (business port), 蝉别苍腻尘耻办丑测补 (town with secured by fort) etc. 顿补峁囜笉补办补, Kartari诲补峁囜笉补ka, Vedibhadra, Svastika, Bhadraka, Bhadramukha, 叠丑补诲谤补办补濒测腻峁嘺, 惭补丑腻产丑补诲谤补, 痴腻蝉迟耻蝉耻产丑补诲谤补 and Sarvatobhadra are the names of different kinds of town plans that Mayamata depicts with minute details. This chapter also deals with the planning of bazaar and temple architecture into a town.

Chapter: 11

This chapter deals with the numbers and dimentions of storeyes of temples, dwellings etc. The chapter is known as 叠丑奴濒补尘产补惫颈诲丑腻苍补.

Chapter: 12

The title of this chapter is 骋补谤产丑补惫颈苍测腻蝉补 (The foundation deposit). Different kinds of rituals are described that are usually observed at the time of building construction. The foundation deposit is one of them. For this purpose a casket should be placed at the construction site with various ingredients like 艣腻濒颈, v峁沨i,kodrava, ka峁卥u, mudga, 尘腻峁�a, kulatha and tila etc. The place of deposit, deposit for various temples, specific deposit of human dwellings, formula of foundation ceremony, deposit for wells etc. are included in this chapter.

Chapter: 13

This chapter deals with the description of 鲍辫补辫墨峁环补惫颈诲丑腻苍补. 鲍辫补辫墨峁环补 or socle is an additional level, put under the base. Foremost, Maya briefly discusses the measurement procedure of socle. Next he classifies the socle into three categories viz. Vedibhadra, Pratibhadra and Subhadra. These all categories are explained in this chapter with their special features.

Chapter: 14

The title of the chapter is 础诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑腻苍补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (The base). 础诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑腻苍补 or base is a prominent feature to the construction of building. A common description of base and measurement system is found in this chapter. At the very outset, the architect should determine whether the soil quality is dry or moist. After proper examination of the soil, the foundation deposit should be executed at the construction. Thereafter the base should be built on it. The height of the base is to be measured depending on the number of storeyes of the building. Thereafter, various types of bases are explained with their specific features in Mayamata. The common features of all bases are generally discussed at the concluding part of this chapter.

Chapter: 15

This chapter deals with two major topics regarding building construction viz., the measurement of pillars and the choice of materials. At the very beginning, the chapter explains several features of pillars, including their dimensions, features, and the definition of module (诲补峁囜笉补) etc. The choice of materials is another significant topic of this chapter, where various aspects like searching for trees, procedure of making of bricks etc.

Chapter: 16

This chapter deals with the topic of 笔谤补蝉迟补谤补办补谤补峁嘺 (Entablature). The term 笔谤补蝉迟补谤补办补谤补峁嘺 is mostly applied to the entablature as well as to the ceiling of the roof. The entablature is set on the top of the pillars and mainly consists of three parts: the uttara (architrave), 惫腻箩补苍补 (a fillet), and an upper fascia. We find some information on 箩腻濒补办腻苍颈 (latticed windows) and walls in this chapter.

Chapter: 17

The title of the chapter is 厂补苍诲丑颈办补谤尘补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (Joinery). This chapter provides information on assemblies. Series of assembled structures with different dimensions are defined there. The concluding part of the chapter offers a detailed description of errors in joinery.

Chapter: 18

This chapter deals with the construction of 笔谤腻蝉补诲颈谤诲丑惫补惫补谤驳腻 (The roof of the building and the completion of building work). The decorative elements of the attic (骋补濒补濒补办峁�a峁嘺), types of roofs, shapes, and measurements of roofs are discussed in this chapter. The description of the 厂迟奴辫颈办腻 (Finial), which is placed at the top of the roof, is found in the first part of the chapter. The later part of the chapter mainly deals with the completion work of temples.

Chapter: 19 to 22

The chapters from nineteen to twenty two of Mayamata illuminate temples architecture. Chapter nineteenth deals with the details of one storeyed temple. Remaining three chapters describe two storeyed, three storeyed, four and more storeyed temples respectively.

Chapter: 22 to 25

These three chapters cover concentric enclosures of temples. They discuss on the shrines of attendant deities, temple gateways, pavilions and halls.

Chapter: 26

This chapter deals with the general features of dwellings. It provides the common dimensions of houses, and then divides them into seven categories, ranging from houses with one main building to those with seven main buildings. Additionally, there they are divided into some also subcategories. All these aspects are elaborated in the fifth chapter of the current thesis.

Chapter: 27

This chapter of Mayamata mainly deals with the arrangement of buildings according to the four classes of our society. The title of this chapter is 骋峁沨补惫颈苍测腻蝉补 means the proper positioning of several kinds of buildings. These buildings are classified into four categories representing the four caste of the society. While 厂耻办丑腻濒补测补 or Saukhya represents a main building house intended for 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉, 础苍苍腻濒补测补, designated for the 办峁�a迟谤颈测补蝉, should be positioned in the east. Similarly, the 诲丑腻苍测腻濒补测补, intended to the vaishyas, should be located in the south. Lastly, the 诲丑补苍腻濒补测补, which primarily serves the 艣奴诲谤补s, should be situated in the west. This chapter also includes descriptions of the wall of enclosure (惫腻峁璦产丑颈迟迟颈惫颈诲丑腻苍补), the layout plan of the building, and the measurements of the central pavilion.

Chapter: 28

This chapter is entitled as 骋峁沨补辫谤补惫别艣补 (first entry into a house). The first entry into a new building is always to be accompanied by several rituals. In this chapter, Maya refers to all kinds of activities that should be performed at the time of the first entry into a new building.

Chapter: 29

This chapter deals with the description of Royal palaces. There are descriptions of several kinds of palaces in this chapter. Establishment of small palaces, arrangement of buildings into the palaces, number of storeyes for the construction of palaces etc. have been elucidated in the first part of the chapter. Thereafter, stable for elephant horses, chamber of council, bath house, place of gold embryo ceremony etc. are described in this chapter.

Chapter: 30

In this chapter, we find the description of the 顿惫腻谤补惫颈诲丑腻苍补 (door). It prescribes the proper dimension of the doors, and also discusses where they should be placed. Again the features that made the door auspicious or inauspicious are mentioned in the chapter with minute details. The last part of the chapter briefly mentions the Gopura (gateways) which have already been discussed in twenty-four chapter of the Mayamata.

Chapter: 31

This chapter of the Mayamata deals with different kinds of vehicles. Two types of vehicles are mentioned in this chapter viz. palanquin and chariot. The palanquin is considered to have three types: 笔墨迟丑补, 艢颈办丑补谤补, and 惭补峁囜笉墨. Two types of wheeled vehicles are mentioned in this chapter. The first one is the two-wheel chariots that are utilized during universal kingship ceremonies, annual festivals, and worship processions to gods. The next one is the temple chariot.

Chapter: 32

Beds and seats are described in this chapter. Maya provides a very brief description of them, through some information is previously mentioned thirty-fourth chapter of the Mayamata.

Chapter: 33

The name of the chapter is 鈥�尝颈峁単补濒补办峁�a峁嘺鈥�. The term 濒颈峁単补 is here used to denote a sign, mark or representation of divine bodies. This chapter mainly deals with the descriptions of divine representations. Foremost, Maya refers to different kinds of divine representation. Then the characteristics of stones, searching of stones, measurement of 濒颈峁単补 etc. have been described in this chapter. Different types of 濒颈峁単补 are explained in this chapter.

Chapter: 34

This chapter deals with the features of pedestals. Pedestal, a base or supporting element arranged under a statue, is discussed in terms of its materials, measurements, and shapes. There are nine kinds of pedestals described in this text: 叠丑补诲谤补辫墨峁环补, Padma, 痴补箩谤补辫墨峁环补, 惭补丑腻尘产耻箩补, 艢谤颈办补谤补, 笔墨迟丑补padma, 惭补丑腻惫补箩谤补, Saumyaka, and 艢谤颈办腻尘测补. All these pedestals are depicted in this chapter along with their common features.

Chapter: 35

This chapter also deals with the renovation work of temples, 濒颈峁単补s, pedestals, images, and other types of constructions.

Chapter: 36

This is the last chapter of the Mayamata. This chapter deals with 笔谤补迟颈尘腻濒补办峁�a峁嘺 (iconography). Maya says that:

brahm膩d墨n膩峁� ca viny膩sa峁� deb墨n膩峁� var峁嘺m膩yudha峁� |
v膩hana峁� bh奴峁�a峁嘺峁� keturvim膩na峁� vak峁�yate kram膩t ||

(Mayamata 36.1)

[鈥淣ow, successively presented are the arrangements, colours, attributes, mounts, decoration, emblems and emplacements of the whom the first is 叠谤补丑尘腻 and the goddesses.]^[1] 鈥�

The chapter comprises descriptions of the image of Brahman, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, and 惭补丑别艣惫补谤补. In this context, Maya refers to sixteen images of 惭补丑别艣惫补谤补, including 厂耻办丑腻蝉补苍补, 痴颈惫腻丑补, Um膩skada, V峁涐梗膩r奴岣峢a, 笔耻谤腻谤颈, N峁泃ta, 颁补苍诲谤补艣别办丑补谤补, 础谤诲丑补苍腻谤墨. 

The description of 顿颈办辫腻濒补蝉 (deities of the directions) is another comprehensive part of this chapter. These deities are鈭� 

1. Indra, 
2. Agni, 
3. Yama, 
4. 狈颈谤峁泃颈, 
5. 痴补谤耻峁嘺, 
6. 痴腻测耻, 
7. Kubera, 
8. Candra, and 
9. 莫艣腻苍补. 

The chapter also depict the images of the 厂补辫迟补谤峁�i, 厂补辫迟补谤辞丑颈峁嚹�, and 惭腻迟峁沰腻蝉 (goddesses). The 惭腻迟峁沰腻蝉 include Virabhadra, Brahma峁嚹�, 惭腻丑别艣惫补谤墨, 碍补耻尘腻谤墨, and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫墨, among others. Although several images of the deities are described in this chapter, the procedure for making them, including measurements and materials, is recorded in a very general manner.

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

B. Dagens, Mayamata, vol.2.821.