Sutra 3

Devanagari script

कर्णकीलायससम्बन्धोऽनुगृहं सेतुः ॥ कZ_०३.८.०३ ॥

Transliteration

karṇakīlāyasasambandho'nugṛhaṃ setuḥ

Translation

‘सेतु’ (जल-कार्य/तटबन्ध) में उससे जुड़े उपांग—जैसे कर्ण (मिट्टी के उभार/अधार), कील (खूँटे), और लोहे के जोड़—तथा सहायक संरचना (अनुगृह) शामिल हैं।

Word by Word

• कर्णकीलायससम्बन्धः: the connection/fastening involving pegs (karnakīla) and iron
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + बन्ध्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः = कर्ण-कील-आयस-सम्बन्धः (कर्णकीलस्य आयसस्य च सम्बन्धः/सम्बन्धः)

• अनुगृहम्: a support; a helping/assisting structure
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु + ग्रह्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; (अर्थे) ‘अनुग्रह’ इत्यस्य कर्म/विशेषणरूपेण प्रयोगः

• सेतुः: a dam/embankment (a ‘setu’ structure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सि (√सि/सेतु-शब्दः प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; परिभाषा/लक्षण-वाक्ये विषयपदम्

Entities Mentioned

• setu
• karṇa
• kīla
• āyasa
• anugṛha

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FAQs

What legal problem does defining the ‘setu’ with its fittings solve?

It clarifies the boundary of ownership and responsibility (maintenance, damage, theft of fittings) by specifying that attached components are part of the protected work.