Sutra 18

Devanagari script

स्तम्भस्य परिक्षेपः षडायामो द्विगुणो निखातः चूलिकायाश्चतुर्भागः ॥ कZ_०२.३.१८ ॥

Transliteration

stambhasya parikṣepaḥ ṣaḍāyāmo dviguṇo nikhātaḥ cūlikāyāścaturbhāgaḥ

Translation

For a pillar: its girth (circumference) is to be six times its measure (as specified by the design); the portion set into the ground is twice (the relevant measure); and the roof-crest/finial element (cūlikā) is one-fourth (of the relevant measure).

Word by Word

• स्तम्भस्य: of the pillar/post
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तम्भ
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः

• परिक्षेपः: the encircling measure / circumference
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि√क्षिप्
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; भाव/क्रियावाचक-नाम (throwing/encircling)

• षडायामः: six in measure/length
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + आयाम
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; षट्-पूर्वकः तत्पुरुषः (षड्-आयामः)

• द्विगुणः: double (in measure)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + गुण
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम् (षडायामस्य)

• निखातः: dug in / embedded
• Type: Participle
• Root: नि√खन्
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त), प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; कर्मणि/भावे ‘dug in, embedded’

• चूलिकायाः: of the chūlikā (top-piece/cap/peg)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूलिका
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गः

• चतुर्भागः: a fourth part / one-quarter
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् + भाग
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; चतुर्-पूर्वकः तत्पुरुषः (चतुर्थ-भागपरिमाणः)

Entities Mentioned

• stambha (pillar)
• parikṣepa (girth)
• nikhāta (foundation embedment)
• cūlikā (finial/crest)

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