Sutra 1

Devanagari script

वास्तुकप्रशस्ते देशे सप्राकारपरिखाद्वारमनेककक्ष्यापरिगतमन्तःपुरं कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०१.२०.०१ ॥

Transliteration

vāstukapraśaste deśe saprākāraparikhādvāram anekakakṣyāparigatam antaḥpuraṃ kārayet

Translation

An einem von der Baukunst gebilligten Ort soll er den inneren Palast mit Wall, Graben und Toren errichten lassen, umschlossen von mehreren aufeinanderfolgenden Bereichen (Höfen/Abteilungen).

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.