Shloka 64

Matsya Purana — Solar–Lunar Motions

Devanagari script

सहस्रेणातिरिक्ता च ततो ऽन्या पञ्चविंशतिः लेखयोः काष्ठयोश्चैव बाह्याभ्यन्तरयोश्चरन् //

Transliteration

sahasreṇātiriktā ca tato 'nyā pañcaviṃśatiḥ lekhayoḥ kāṣṭhayoścaiva bāhyābhyantarayoścaran //

Translation

A further measure exceeds it by a thousand; after that comes another of twenty-five. These are applied to the setting-out lines (lekhā) and to the kāṣṭhā, moving through both the outer and the inner parts of the layout.

Word by Word

• सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa): by a thousand

• अतिरिक्ता (atiriktā): exceeding, in excess

• च (ca): and

• ततः (tataḥ): thereafter

• अन्यā (anyā): another (measure/type)

• पञ्चविंशतिः (pañcaviṃśatiḥ): twenty-five

• लेखयोः (lekhayoḥ): of the lines/marking-lines (for layout)

• काष्ठयोः (kāṣṭhayoḥ): of timbers/wooden members

• च एव (caiva): and indeed

• बाह्य (bāhya): outer

• आभ्यन्तरयोः (ābhyantarayoḥ): inner (parts)

• चरन् (caran): proceeding/moving/being applied.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Measurements
• Temple Architecture
• Town Planning
• Technical Vocabulary

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to the Matsya Purana’s Vastuvidya material, describing technical increments and their use in architectural layout and woodwork.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

By prescribing precise measurement practice for outer and inner building parts, it supports the king’s and householder’s duty to build orderly settlements, temples, and homes according to śāstric standards.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It highlights proportional increments (notably ‘thousand’ and ‘twenty-five’) used when drawing layout lines (lekhā) and preparing timber members (kāṣṭha), applicable to both exterior and interior planning.