Shloka 45

Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture

Sanskrit

तदर्धेन तथा खेṭं तत्पादेन च कर्वटम् ।

न्यूनं द्रोणीमुखं तस्मादन्तभागेन चोच्यते ॥

Transliteration

tad-ardhena tathā kheṭaṃ tat-pādena ca karvaṭam | nyūnaṃ droṇīmukhaṃ tasmād anta-bhāgena cocyate ||

Translation

“Una kheṭaka mide la mitad de esa (ciudad). Una karvaṭa es la cuarta parte de ello. La droṇīmukha se dice que es menor que esa karvaṭa, por una fracción interior.”

Speakers

• Not explicitly indicated in the provided excerpt

Key Themes

• Administrative gradation
• Settlement hierarchy
• Measurement application