Sutra 13

Devanagari script

अन्तरेषु द्विहस्तविष्कम्भं पार्श्वे चतुर्गुणायामं देवपथं कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.३.१३ ॥

Transliteration

antareṣu dvihastaviṣkambhaṃ pārśve caturguṇāyāmaṃ devapathaṃ kārayet

Translation

ভিতরের ফাঁকগুলিতে সে দুই হাত প্রস্থের দেবপথ (অভ্যন্তরীণ পথ) নির্মাণ করবে এবং পার্শ্ব বরাবর তার দৈর্ঘ্য প্রস্থের তুলনায় চার গুণ করবে।

Word by Word

• अन्तरेषु: in the intermediate spaces / at the intervals
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन; (स्थानवाचक) ‘अन्तर’ = अन्तराल/बीच के स्थानों में

• द्विहस्तविष्कम्भम्: a width of two cubits (two-hasta breadth)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्कम्भ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘द्वि-हस्त’ (दो हाथ) + ‘विष्कम्भ’ (चौड़ाई/विस्तार)

• पार्श्वे: on the side / at the flank
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; ‘पार्श्व’ = बगल/किनारे पर

• चतुर्गुणायामम्: having a length four times (the measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयाम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘चतुर्-गुण’ (चार गुना) + ‘आयाम’ (लम्बाई/दीर्घता)

• देवपथम्: the ‘deva-patha’ (sacred/processional road)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवपथ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; ‘देव’ + ‘पथ’ = देवों का पथ/देव-मार्ग

• कारयेत्: should cause (it) to be made / should have (it) constructed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (कारयति)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञार्थ/विधान); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; णिच् (causative) — ‘करवाए/निर्माण करवाए’

Entities Mentioned

• devapatha (internal passage)
• measurement: hasta

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FAQs

Why regulate passage widths inside fortifications?

Standard widths prevent bottlenecks, enable quick reinforcement, and support predictable patrol and evacuation movement.