Sutra 14

Devanagari script

तयोश्चतुरङ्गुलं नीप्रान्तरम् (नीव्रान्तरम्) समारूढकं वा ॥ कZ_०३.८.१४ ॥

Transliteration

tayoścaturaṅgulaṃ nīprāntaram (nīvrāntaram) samārūḍhakaṃ vā

Translation

दोनों (सटे हुए घरों/दीवारों) के बीच चार अँगुल का अंतर रखा जाए, या फिर समारूढक (सीढ़ीनुमा/उठा हुआ जोड़) व्यवस्था की जाए।

Word by Word

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: षष्ठी-द्विवचनम् (genitive dual), सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्

• चतुरङ्गुलम्: four aṅgulas (four finger-breadths)
• Type: Noun (measure-expression)
• Root: चतुर् + अङ्गुल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (measure used adverbially/qualificatively)

• नीव्रान्तरम्: the inner gap/interval (called nīvra-interval)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीव्र + अन्तर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘नीव्रस्य अन्तरम्’ = the space/interval of the nīvra

• समारूढकम्: properly mounted / firmly fixed
• Type: Adjective (past participial derivative)
• Root: सम् + आ + √रुह्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; कृदन्त-आधारित विशेषण (sense: ‘well-mounted/firmly fixed/raised into position’)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive ‘or’)

Entities Mentioned

• gṛha (house)
• neighboring property owners
• boundary/wall interface

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FAQs

What administrative intent lies behind prescribing a four-aṅgula interspace?

It standardizes boundary construction to prevent friction between neighbors and reduces practical hazards (dampness, seepage, friction damage), making disputes easier to adjudicate.