Sutra 19

Devanagari script

तृणकटच्छन्नान्यपनयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.३६.१९ ॥

Transliteration

tṛṇakaṭacchannāny apanayet

Translation

Thatched coverings of grass and reeds shall be removed.

Word by Word

• तृणकटच्छन्नानि: (things/places) covered with grass and mats/thatch
• Type: Noun (compound adjective)
• Root: तृण / कट / छद्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (छन्नानि = ‘आच्छादितानि’), तृणेन कटेन च छन्नानि

• अपनयेत्: should remove / should clear away
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-नी
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थे) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थक-प्रयोगः—‘हटाये/दूरं नये’

Entities Mentioned

• city administration
• property owners

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FAQs

Is this a welfare measure or a coercive measure?

Both: it is coercive in form (mandatory removal) but welfare-oriented in effect (reducing catastrophic urban fires).