Vinayaadhikaarika Adhyaya 20 Sutra 4 - Arthashastra | French | Vedapath

Kautilya

Sutra 4

Devanagari script

मानुषेणाग्निना त्रिरपसव्यं परिगतमन्तःपुरमग्निरन्यो न दहति न चात्रान्योऽग्निर्ज्वलति वैद्युतेन भस्मना मृत्सम्युक्तेन करकवारिणावलिप्तं च ॥ कZ_०१.२०.०४ ॥

Transliteration

mānuṣeṇāgninā trir apasavyaṃ parigatam antaḥpuram agnir anyo na dahati na cātrānyo'gnir jvalati vaidyutena bhasmanā mṛt-samyuktena karaka-vāriṇāvaliptaṃ ca

Translation

Si le palais intérieur est contourné trois fois dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre avec un feu allumé par l’homme, aucun autre feu ne le brûlera et aucun autre feu ne s’y allumera ; et il doit aussi être enduit de cendre produite par la foudre, mêlée à de l’argile et appliquée avec de l’eau de grêle.

Word by Word

मानुषेणby a human (man-made)

अग्निनाby fire

त्रिःthrice

अपसव्यम्counter-clockwise

परिगतम्having circumambulated / having gone around

अन्तःपुरम्the inner palace (women’s quarters)

अग्निःfire

अन्यःanother

नnot

दहतिburns

नnor / not

चand

अत्रhere / in this place

अन्यःanother

अग्निःfire

ज्वलतिblazes / burns

वैद्युतेनby lightning / by an electrical (lightning) [means]

भस्मनाwith ash

मृत्with clay/earth

सम्युक्तेनmixed/combined (with)

करकवारिणाwith hail-water (water with hail)

अवलिप्तम्smeared/coated

चand

Entities Mentioned

agni

antaḥpura

bhasman

mṛt

FAQs

How should this verse be read for administrative intent, beyond ritual language?

As a directive for fire-risk mitigation: combine culturally accepted protective procedures with material treatments (plastering/coatings) intended to reduce ignition and spread.

Why include both ritual circumambulation and physical plastering?

To ensure compliance: ritual legitimizes the practice socially, while material measures operationalize safety in construction and maintenance.