Chapter 13 - Judgement of Houses

You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Judgement of Houses” according to 223 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.

Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 [by Vihari-Lala Mitra]

The crows were alighting from the tops of hills, to pick up the offerings of the holy sages; and the paths about their houses, were strewn over with the sacred kuru and kurunta leaves. 41. The floral plants growing in the caverns of the hills, and about the precincts of the house, covered the ground every morning, with heaps of flowers to the depth of the heels. 42....

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Vernacular architecture of Assam [by Nabajit Deka]

Such traditional houses are “very long, and for their length rather narrow” (Playfair:1975). Thus, the length of the house extends up to some forty cubits while the breadth of such stilt house is around ten cubits. The houses have three principal parts and possess doors on front and back. The houses do not possess any window....

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Manasara (English translation) [by Prasanna Kumar Acharya]

The measurement of the wall of all houses should be made proportionate to the measurement of the court (prakara). 89. At the gates should be built the gate houses beginning in order from the Dvarashala and ending at the Gopura. 90. The gate-houses of the Vaishyas and the Shudras may be made one, two, or three storeys high. 91. The gate-houses of the Shudras should end at the Dvarashala (i.e., there should be only one gate-house instead of the five). 92....

Read full contents: Chapter 36 - The situation and measurement of dwelling houses (griha-mana-sthana)

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