Manaiyadi Sastram: is this room size good, in feet
Enter the length and width of a room in feet, and the wall height if you have it, and get the traditional Manaiyadi verdict for each one, favourable, neutral or unfavourable, with its effect in Tamil and English and the nearest favourable sizes. Customary guidance, not a building rule.
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- Length 24 ft
- Unfavourable (ஆயுள் குறையும்). Nearest good: 21 or 22 ft
- Width 16 ft
- Favourable (செல்வம் சேரும், பகை நீங்கும்)
- Height 10 ft
- Favourable (மேன்மை உண்டாகும்)
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What we need
One thing at a time. Fill it in and press Run.
The answer
From the traditional tables, not a register.
Nothing run yet. The answer appears here with everything this mini adds:
- Each dimension judged on its own
- The traditional table reasoning shown
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The Manaiyadi tables, briefly
Manaiyadi Sastram (மனையடி சாஸ்திரம்) is the traditional Tamil table of house measures that gives each whole number of feet a good or bad effect for the people who live there.
- Length and width
- 6 to 100 ft
Each whole foot from 6 to 100 has its own verdict and effect. Both the length and the width should be favourable.
- Wall height
- 6 to 30 ft
A separate table covers the height of the wall, read the same way.
- What to measure
- Inside
The internal size of the room, without the wall thickness. Tradition says no room but a toilet should be under 6 ft.
How to check a room size by Manaiyadi
- 1
Measure inside
Take the length and width of the room inside the walls, to the whole foot. Add the wall height if you know it.
- 2
Press Run
Each figure is read against its table and gets its own verdict in Tamil and English.
- 3
Adjust if you want
For an unfavourable figure the answer names the nearest favourable sizes, so a plan can move a foot either way.
When it helps with land
Planning a new house
Settle room sizes with the architect before the drawings are final, when a foot either way costs nothing.
Buying a flat
Families who follow the tradition can check the bedroom and hall sizes on the brochure plan.
Answering the family
When an elder asks if 24 feet is good, you have the verdict and the reason from the table, in Tamil.
Manaiyadi is tradition, not law or engineering. Room sizes still have to meet the building rules and the approved plan, and a structural engineer decides what is safe.
Questions people ask
What is Manaiyadi Sastram?
The traditional Tamil table of house measures. Each whole number of feet for a room's length, width or wall height is read as favourable, neutral or unfavourable, with an effect on the household.
Which room sizes are good as per Manaiyadi?
Among common sizes, 6, 8, 10, 11, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 ft are favourable for length and width, while 7, 9, 12 to 15, 18, 19 and 23 to 25 ft are not. Enter any size from 6 to 100 ft for its verdict.
Is 24 feet good as per Manaiyadi?
No. 24 ft is unfavourable in the length and width table. The nearest favourable sizes are 21 and 22 ft.
Do I measure inside or outside the walls?
Inside. The tables are for the internal size of the room, without the wall thickness.
My room is 10.5 ft. What then?
The tables are in whole feet, so the answer reads the nearest whole foot and warns you when the feet on either side carry different verdicts.
Is this the same as Vastu?
No. Manaiyadi judges the size of a room; Vastu judges its direction. The home Vastu mini scores directions.
Is Manaiyadi binding?
No. It is tradition, not law or engineering. Nothing here affects approval, registration or title.
Is this free?
Yes.