Part 4 - Padavinyāsa (Different diagrams)

A good construction of a building always depends on some particular aspects. One of them is Padavinyāsa (diagram). Diagram configures the basic structure of the building. This is also known as “lay-out programme”. Chapter seventh of Mayamata discussed this topic. Diagram could be of thirty-two types. The diagram or lay-out programme is constituted by some particular squares. The categorization of the diagram depends on the number of square. Staring from a consisting of single square diagram Mayamata enlisted up to the one thousand thirty four squares. These entire diagrams are to be used for the constructing of different kinds of buildings.

The several types of this Padavinyāsa according to Mayamata is being mentioned hereafter—