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The palaces from Kathasaritsagara had many windows that are referred to by various terms such as Vatayana, gavaksha 221 bruhat-gavaksha and Jaala-gavaksha. They indicate a window, a big-window and lattice-window. From these windows the members of the royal family are seen watching the movements 216. Nirnaya Sagar 12.4.82-84. 217. Ibid. 155.30. 218. Ibid. 12.36.206, 207/2. 219. Ibid. 9.1.123-124, 12.5.289, 18.3.20, 9.5.34-35, 12.5.29. 220. Ibid. 9.5.34-35. 221. Ibid. 1.7.61, 3.4.14, 14.1.61, 17.4.13,14, 10.8.100, 3.4.14, 12.8.119, 12.3.88, 6.8.145, 4.3.61, 12.28.18, 12.36.163.

73 222 in the city talking and giving instructions to the servants, These windows were ministers and even to strangers. docorated. 223 Doors are also mentioned. References to the parament and pillars in the palaces of kings from the Kathasaritsagara are few. The pavement appears to be decorative and flashing, with jewels fixed in it. It is said that the palace of Vasavadatta gleamed with the pavement composed of translucent, 224 flashing lustrous jewels. Again it is mentioned that a stone named Rajavarta which was very dark, was used for 225 the floor of the chamber of princess Madanamangari. The 227 white plaster (sita sudha), side-enterence (kapa-takam), 228 inner-apartment (abbyantaram), bath-room (snanaveshmada), strong-room (Koshaveshmana(), the capitals decorated with female-figures (Salabhanjikas), pillars studded with jewels 231 232 and precions stones are always mentioned. Incense was 222. Nirnaya Sagar 1.5.14, 12.3.87-88, 18.5.57. 223. Ibid. 6.4.115. 224. Ibid. 4.2.6 and also 12.3.87-88. 225. Ibid. 12.6.339. 226. Ibid. 17.1.19, 12.4.26. 227. Ibid. 3.4.280. 228. Ibid. 6.6.59,61. 229. Ibid. 7.5.100. 230. Ibid. 5.1.133. 231. Ibid. 18.4.140. 232. Ibid. 12.19.91-92 also 14.2.181, 163.

74 233 burnt in the palace aspecially in the sleeping-chamber.