Sutra 1

Devanagari script

वास्तुकप्रशस्ते देशे सप्राकारपरिखाद्वारमनेककक्ष्यापरिगतमन्तःपुरं कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०१.२०.०१ ॥

Transliteration

vāstukapraśaste deśe saprākāraparikhādvāram anekakakṣyāparigatam antaḥpuraṃ kārayet

Translation

في موضعٍ تُقرّه علوم العمارة، ينبغي أن يُشيَّد القصر الداخلي بسورٍ وخندقٍ وأبواب، محاطًا بعدة نطاقات متعاقبة (أفنية/مقصورات).

Word by Word

• वास्तुक-प्रशस्ते: in a place commended/approved by the वास्तुक (site/architecture experts)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वास्तुक; प्रशस्
• Form: सप्तमी एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (देशे इति विशेषणम्)

• देशे: in a place/region
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: सप्तमी एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• स-प्राकार-परिखा-द्वारम्: having ramparts, a moat, and gates
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: प्राकार; परिखा; द्वार
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अन्तःपुरम् इति विशेषणम्)

• अनेक-कक्ष्या-परिगतम्: surrounded by many enclosures/courtyards
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: अनेक; कक्ष्या; परि+गम्
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अन्तःपुरम् इति विशेषणम्); परिगत = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (भूतकर्मणि)

• अन्तःपुरम्: the inner palace (royal quarters)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तःपुर
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; कर्म (कारयेत् इति)

• कारयेत्: should cause (it) to be built / should have (it) constructed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (कारयति)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञार्थ/विध्यर्थ), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः

Entities Mentioned

• antaḥpura
• prākāra
• parikhā
• dvāra
• kakṣyā

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FAQs

What administrative principle is implied by “anekakakṣyāparigatam” (many compartments)?

Layered access control: multiple controlled zones reduce the probability of intrusion and enable screening, delay, and response at each boundary.

Why specify a vāstuka-approved site?

To reduce structural, environmental, and safety risks (fire, water, stability) and to standardize state construction under expert norms.