Sutra 19

Devanagari script

आदितलस्य पञ्चभागाः शाला वापी सीमागृहं च ॥ कZ_०२.३.१९ ॥

Transliteration

āditalasya pañcabhāgāḥ śālā vāpī sīmāgṛhaṃ ca

Translation

Le premier niveau/niveau du sol (āditala) doit être divisé en cinq parties, en y affectant des espaces tels qu’une salle (śālā), un aménagement d’eau/puits (vāpī) et une maison de limite/poste de garde (sīmāgṛha).

Word by Word

• आदितलस्य: of the base/initial ground-level (foundation level)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि-तल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन; (समासान्त) ‘आदि’ + ‘तल’ = ‘आदितल’ (प्रारम्भ-तल/आधार-तल)

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (अव्यय-प्राय)

• भागाः: parts/sections
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन

• शाला: a hall/room (a building unit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाला
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• वापी: a reservoir/step-well
• Type: Noun
• Root: वापी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• सीमागृहम्: a boundary-house (structure marking/guarding the boundary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमा-गृह
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘सीमा’ + ‘गृह’

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

Entities Mentioned

• śālā (hall)
• vāpī (water structure)
• sīmāgṛha (boundary/guard-house)

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FAQs

Why include water and boundary structures in the baseline layout?

Water access is a core civic necessity, while boundary/guard structures support administrative control, security, and regulated movement.