Sutra 17
Devanagari script
पञ्चदशहस्तादेकोत्तरमाष्टादशहस्तादिति तलोत्सेधः ॥ कZ_०२.३.१७ ॥
Transliteration
pañcadaśahastādekottaramāṣṭādaśahastāditi talotsedhaḥ
Translation
The plinth/ground-level elevation (talotsedha) is prescribed as: from fifteen cubits up to eighteen cubits plus one (i.e., nineteen cubits), depending on the standard adopted.
Word by Word
पञ्चदशहस्तात्from/than fifteen cubits
पञ्चदशहस्तात्:
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त
Formपञ्चदश-हस्त- (numeral compound) + तसिल्; पञ्चदशहस्तात् = पञ्चदशहस्त-शब्दस्य पञ्चमी एकवचनम् (अपादान/तसिलर्थे ‘from/than’); पुल्लिङ्ग
एकone
एक:
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootएक
Formप्रथमा एकवचनम्; (विशेषणरूपेण) ‘one’
उत्तरम्additional; more
उत्तरम्:
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootउत्तर
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘more, additional’ (अधिक्ये)
अष्टादशहस्तात्from/than eighteen cubits
अष्टादशहस्तात्:
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त
Formअष्टादश-हस्त- (numeral compound) + तसिल्; अष्टादशहस्तात् = पञ्चमी एकवचनम् (तसिलर्थे ‘from/than’); पुल्लिङ्ग
इतिthus (so stated)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formनिपातः; उक्तार्थ-समाप्त्यर्थकः
तलोत्सेधःthe elevation/height of the plinth (base)
तलोत्सेधः:
TypeNoun
Rootउत्सेध
Formतलस्य उत्सेधः; प्रथमा एकवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्ग
Entities Mentioned
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talotsedha (plinth elevation)H
hasta (cubits)FAQs
To standardize construction for safety and durability (e.g., drainage, flood protection, structural stability) and to make inspection/enforcement feasible.